green scapular

[TyroneShoelaces]

It seemed to me that she was actually grateful for the
information provided on the subject. Her bringing up the jade idol thing
from the Natural Foods market was more a way of expressing her lack of
knowledge on the subject at hand rather than make fun of it, and in
essence kind of make fun of HERSELF for not knowing.

And then there is this:

Oh, and I suppose you doubt that hanging a small jade
turtle from your steering wheel will confer an aura of empowerment to
you and all within your sphere of influence.

Perhaps I was off the mark with my dressing down. But I don't feel that I
was. You didn't feel that the comments in question showed any
disrespect - I do. [No disrespect toward you intended here, but] You
seem to wear the "practicing Catholic" badge as if it gives you some
authority on this forum to tell me what I should think or feel. I, too, am a
practicing Catholic with a few hours of religious study in both my
undergraduate and past seminary training. But I don't think that gives
me any more of a right to tell you if your feelings are more right or wrong
than mine or anyone else's.

Whether it was intentional on Emm's part, I can't say - I, too, sort of
doubt that any blatant disrespect was intended. But I still feel it was, shall
we say, not a very smart comment, with just a hint of ridicule, perhaps?
If her ridicule about the "aura of empowerment"was directed at me, then
I can accept that - I'm an easy target. It seems to me, though, that there
may be something more there - which is ridiculing what she
incorrectly thinks is part of someone's faith? That seems to be the en
vogue thing to do these days. ...Or so the hip people tell me.

Anyhow, only Emm can really say what she intended with her remarks,
and why she chose to express herself in the way she did. I have nothing
personally against her, only what I feel was communicated by her. I am
now leaving on a long weekend. Give my regards to all the Foleys.


~shoelaces~

[izzarina]

You
seem to wear the "practicing Catholic" badge as if it gives you some
authority on this forum to tell me what I should think or feel.

My referring to myself as a practicing Catholic was not meant to puff myself up ( I am hardly an "authority" and would never try to make myself out as one)...it was meant to show that I'm not coming at this with an anti-Catholic sentiment. That, in my mind, gives me at least the right to point out that I didn't feel the comments were derogatory, and why. It wasn't meant to be patronizing, and if that's how you took it, then I apologize. Nor was I trying to tell you that your feelings were wrong per se...I was trying to show you that I didn't think emm meant it in the way you took it. You have to kind of think of others things that emm has written here on these types of topics. There has never been a time that emm has been disrespectful..at least not one that I can remember. That right there should afford her at least the benefit of the doubt here, shouldn't it? That is what I was pointing out...I was trying to show you what I thought might be another side to this (and one that perhaps should at least be considered). I wasn't trying to discredit how you felt, or anything at all. Especially since emm did use the emoticon in that last post....she uses them sparingly as it is. This would indicate humor on her part. And yes, I do mean that seriously.

As I said, I do take offense at such things when indeed I feel that it deserves to be taken offense at. Here, knowing emm in the capacity that I do, and knowing her style of writing, I took it more as a bit of humor; not as a swipe against the Faith.

I'm sorry if you took this as something more than I had intended. I was not trying to tell you how to feel or how not to feel. I was merely attempting to show you how *I*, as a fellow Catholic, took the discourse, and by doing so, perhaps alleviate your ill feelings about it.

Give my regards to all the Foleys

Will do. Have a good weekend

[djm]

I still don't see what any of this has to do with shoulder blades (?).

djm

[Brian Lee]

Doesn't this belong in the CLOSED Poli/igous room? It WAS closed right? For this very sort of thing right? Right?

I'm very offended.

LOCK LOCK LOCK

[jsluder]

Doesn't this belong in the CLOSED Poli/igous room? It WAS closed right? For this very sort of thing right? Right?

http://cnfpoli.informe.com/

[Nanohedron]

Doesn't this belong in the CLOSED Poli/igous room? It WAS closed right? For this very sort of thing right? Right?

I'm very offended.

LOCK LOCK LOCK

Um, actually, Brian's right. My bad. As ever, please go here

http://cnfpoli.informe.com/index.php

for political and religious stuff. Y'all oughta make use of it, y'know.