In Reply to: Re: Not to add to the fires, but I am dissapointed posted by Mr. Don on July 22, 2006 at 10:10:41:
American Chinese:
I think that, if you recall, I was extremely polite to you, but I've got to agree with Mr. Don, here.
Personal "journeys" in, mostly, self-determination are what is posted "about"; here, my friend.
If your expectations are towards an socially "up to date" political correctness, I can guarantee you major disappointment.
Like Mr. Don, I am a serious Bible-believing Christian, but also a analytical philosophy and "accurate verifiable empiricism as science ONLY" NUT, and so forth. We are all different, but have post-TF cult self-determination, as a lifelong struggle, in common.
I'd like to make sure that I am "learning not to offend". I am not trying to approach a "politically correct" perfection of some sort; my motivation is, as a Christian, that "the minstry be not blamed". I personally think most "ploitical correctness" is the neuvo-self-righteousness of the ultra-humanists neo-hip wannabes, and that it's mostly CRAP; but that's only MY opinion.
Others posting here regularly are DEFINITELY motivated toward Specifically "blam[ing] the ministry", because of the pain they experienced in TF.
Given a choice, my humor tends toward that of Carlos Mencia, who loves to make fun of every group possible; ethnic and otherwise. I think everyone should learn to have a great big belly-laugh at their OWN expense--it's very healthy, and tends to remove the "stick" from our individual butts.
If you are a "Johnny One Note", and only appear here to post the same complaint, I am afraid your posts will generate very little interest, even with those who at first were symathizing with you. Some of us will agree entirely with you, as I did, but response to you will wane; I'm afraid.
Please don't take it personally; OK? I'm sure you have more to say than that you experience race and social prejudice. In what other areas of life are you encountering challenges to your own self-determination and freedom, SPECIFICALLY from the cult?
Sincerely,
OT2 (OldtimerToo)