tant,
If you will allow me to “be personal” here in speaking
of you...
You are a wonderful man. You are sincere, thoughtful,
generally kind-hearted, and I believe you have
character. You are exactly not typical of those
I generally referenced earlier. I have many things in
common with you and I’d enjoy having a cup of coffee/
hot chocolate with you. I have other mormon friends
I’ve known for years. So what I wrote above was
general and not specific to you in any way.
And you know I also think you are dead wrong about
everything in Smithville - yet you accept it. It is
only when discussing Smithville that we would probably
have any significant differences. I try to remember
that.
I have occasionally PM’d Christians to give them private
counsel about what they say. On the whole, they can speak
for themselves.
best,
ampu
I appreciate your kind words, AMPU. I like my hot chocolate like I like my women - sweet and conducive to weight gain.
I do think, though, that the majority of us LDS FReepers are learning to become less antagonizing. It’s a process; and I imagine it’ll take time to change your perceptions. This is, of course, a natural and deserved consequence of our (speaking generally) past poor behavior.
I’m pleased that we’ve made so much progress in this aspect. I hope we can continue to encourage each other.