dagmaraka wrote:And Tico and Momma,
I have actually nothing against people praying anywhere. Even making up threads for this purpose. I understand the motivation, even if I don't share it at all.
All I keep saying is that it is unrealistic to expect non-religious folks, or those who disagree or dislike the idea, will stay away. It's a debate forum, some members peruse all new posts. We all remember the atmosphere of the past few weeks and if a thread that combines religion AND Iraq appears -Whoa! it's like a roadside accident, everybody stops to look. I'm just saying that other than outraged it should also be understood from this forum perspective. I feel (I hope I'm right) that the worst is over, the passions are cooling off, which is grand. A little empathy can go a loooong way.
You ask for respect and understanding - yep, there has been a grand lack of that. Now that needs to work both ways, too, right?
I understand what you're saying, Dag ... but during most of the last few weeks atmosphere, I've not been participating. I've been watching from the sidelines ... until the hypocrisy of the non-believers pushed me to jump in.
And I have been struck by the venom coming from the non-believers, who frankly act as if they are entitled to live a "prayer-free" life, up to an including their A2K experience. And if someone is going to dare ask others to come together in a thread for prayer, they are going to jump in with their juvenile postings with the purpose of disrupting and disparaging. What I have observed is really low-class. I personally have little empathy for those folks. I'm not lumping you in with that general comment, BTW.
