Klarinet Archive - Posting 000367.txt from 2001/09

From: "F. S. Sterns" <fssterns@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Terrorism
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 17:20:06 -0400

I'm glad you're not offended, but others are. Not everyone views the world
the way you do and, especially in this modern, diverse, and ever-changing
American society it would helpful to be sensitive to the many different
feelings one finds on the subject of religion...which in my view is a purely
personal thing not to be inflicted on others. Fred Sterns

on 9/11/01 5:13 PM, Allen J. Levin at alevin@-----.net wrote:

> Gee:
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> I'm not Christian and I wasn't in the least bit offended!
>
> Allen
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> At 04:39 PM 9/11/01 -0400, you wrote:
>> on 9/11/01 3:46 PM, Allen J. Levin at alevin@-----.net wrote, in part:
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>>> .....Leave it to this group to argue over the merit of heartfelt
>>> outpourings. That is exactly how so many people in this world have been
>>> harmed by such lunacy.
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>>
>> ...nonsense...this kind of gratuitous observation contributes nothing useful
>> to those trying to deal with this catasrophe. I would make two points:
>>
>> [1] I worked in the Pentagon for many years and know that several friends
>> and former colleagues have been either killed or injured. Expressions of
>> sympathy are quite appropriate. But there is no reason in our secular
>> society to define those emotions in terms of any particular religion. I can
>> assure you that the sensitivities of some of those who may well be victims
>> of this unspeakble outrage would be offended...several of them were *not*
>> Christian.
>>
>> [2] No one is arguing over the "merits" or sincerity of those who spoke in
>> Christian religious terms. Only that such an approach can be hurtful, and
>> maybe even offensive to those of another religion...or indeed no religion.
>> To further suggest that raising this issue equates in some way to "lunacy"
>> that does harm in the world is, in my view, pretty extreme. I hope this was
>> not a serious comment.
>>
>> Fred Sterns
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