Posted by Dena on October 7, 2006, at 20:15:29
In reply to Re: I understand, but still..., posted by SLS on October 5, 2006, at 7:38:38
Wow.
It's been a while since I posted on PBF, but I certainly know what it's like to be blocked here... under the "older and arguably less *friendly*" version of blocking times (they simply doubled with each infraction), I was blocked for 1, then 2, then 4, then 8, then 16, and then 32 weeks... I suppose if I offended again, I'd be blocked for 64 weeks... yeppers for more than a YEAR! (not sure I want to brag on this "success"!)
The new system of blocking sounds remotely friendlier, but far too much like a mathematical word problem, and therefore a "no go zone" for me! (gave me a headache, just reading it! Which is why Bob is a doctor, and I am an artist!).
I know Rayww quite well... beyond the confines of this forum... we've had some interesting and even heated conversations for the past (what?) 5 years..! We do not share the same faith... in fact, our particular versions of faith are severely at odds with each other...
And yet, we have a profound friendship, and a love for each other that transcends our differences. We've seen each other through some tough times. I hope to meet face to face one day (we came close... but I was due to have a baby -- who's now 3 weeks old, btw, and a living miracle! Perhaps I'll share on PBF).
That said, and knowing Rayww personally, I KNOW she was NOT trying to offend with her statement... and if you understand logic, you can see that that's not what she was stating.
She was saying that there is truth in ALL religions, but that no ONE religion can claim to encapsulate the sum total of ALL truth... that Truth iteself is simply too vast to be embraced by any particular person or belief system. "We all see through a mirror dimly", so to speak.
I know she was saying this, because she has said so directly to me on many occasions.
I believe that this was a misunderstanding, both of her words, and of her motives.
I believe the block is injust, and should be recalled.
Trust me, when she decides that she KNOWS she's going to be blocked, she's MUCH more emphatic and controversial in what she writes!
She wouldn't have "wasted" a block on such a "mild" statement...! ;)
An administrative mistake has been made here (hey, administrators are human too!), and should be rectified.
My $.02 for what it's worth!
Shalom, Dena
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