On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:45:38 +0000, flaviaR wrote:
> On 17-Dec-2006, "Mark K. Bilbo" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:47:47 +1000, James A. Donald wrote:
>>
>> > "James A. Donald"
>> >> > shows that you guys are entirely unappeasable, that
>> >> > no concession will suffice, that any concession
>> >> > merely strengthens demands for further concessions.
>> >
>> > flaviaR@verizon.net
>> >> That would be you, actually. You are the only one who
>> >> keeps teling this lie.
>> >
>> > You demanded a menorah be included, and expressed
>> > outrage when you heard that some people spontaneously
>> > included menorahs
>> >
>>
>> You idiot.
>>
>> Just because she personally isn't comfortable with the symbols of her
>> belief system being co-opted by others has nothing at all to do with the
>> matter.
>
> That & the fact that I didn't demand anything be included,
> but rather spoke up for the reason the rabbi felt he had to sue....
I get irritated with the people like Dumald who can't seem to understand
that you don't have to "agree" with someone to defend their fundamental
rights as a citizen. I mean, sheesh, I'm an atheist, I don't agree with
*any religion. I still have this weird idea that US citizens have rights.
This whole thing is breathtakingly stupid. The man's request wasn't
anything extraordinary. How much time and money could it have cost to
include a menorah (is that the right term, I'm getting confused in here
with all the debate about which is which)? He even offered to *donate one.
I just love how it's supposed to be the "season of giving" and people are
screaming like a spoiled two year old that they don't want to share...
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Mark K. Bilbo
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