[Mr. Mulliner]

Oops. Did you think I was feeling accused? I wasn't. I was just joking about the heretic thing. I knew you weren't implying that at all.

I do tend to be very open-minded in that I'll listen to people and try to figure out how they came to their conclusions. Some people see it as a fault and maybe it is to some extent.

But I didn't think you were saying that. I was more guessing what some people I know would think when I say that I am open to hearing different opinions on Scripture.

[kayak]

Does this make anyone else's jaw drop as far as it did mine?

Latest contender for president comes from long line of rabbis

The opening sentences ....

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17

(JTA) — Raised a Southern Baptist who later converted to Roman Catholicism, Gen. Wesley Clark knew just what to say when he strode into a Brooklyn yeshiva in 1999, ostensibly to discuss his leadership of NATO´s victory in Yugoslavia.

"I feel a tremendous amount in common with you," the uniformed four-star general told the stunned roomful of students.

"I am the oldest son, of the oldest son, of the oldest son — at least five generations, and they were all rabbis."

[snip]

Clark´s Jewish father, Benjamin Kanne, died when he was 4, but he has kept in touch with his father´s family since his 20s, when he rediscovered his Jewish roots. He is close to a first cousin, Barry Kanne, who heads a pager company in Georgia.

Hmmmmm .... now who else was it that suddenly recalled Jewish ties? Doesn't her name begin with H?

How convenient!

[JRandomFreeper]

Did you think I was feeling accused? I wasn't. I was just joking about the heretic thing. I knew you weren't implying that at all.

That would be the shortcoming of communicating on a text-only messaging service where we can't see your facial expression or hear your chuckle.

The up-side is that we can't smell what you had for supper. ;>)

/john