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I too will consider myself "Jeffrey-ized". Even the most heinous acts of philosophical ignorance, including my own, will suffer no mention from me on the listserv. Thanks for speaking for others and yourself, Jeffrey. Enjoy spring! Rick McGirr Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ned Gardner" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:25 PM Subject: Re: Separation of Church and PIEN > Jeffrey wrote: > > > Like many of you, I have strong feelings about the ultra conservative > > and Christian trends in America these days. And admittedly, some issues > > such as stem cell research are relevant to people on the list. > > > > But I cannot help but feel that the discussion on religion and politics > > has gone too far and is in danger of scaring people away from the list > > and discouraging some members from actively participating. > > > > So, although I have absolutely no authority to do this, might I suggest > > that we refrain from arguing about religion and American politics on > > this list? And that we focus on being the wonderful Parkinson's support > > resource that PIEN normally is? > > > > If there is a need, I would be willing to consider setting up a forum to > > talk about issues of religion, politics, etc. Please contact me off-list > > if you are interested. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Jeffrey > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > Jeffrey: > > Sounds like something I can support. Besides giving us all some > interesting insight into some list members, I don't think anybody > changed the way they think about anything. I was surprised how some > people represent themselves very properly to the list, and then when > they saw fit to send directly to my personal e-mail address, as man y > did, the propriety was lost and name calling in sued. I will admit I > had some fun with the intolerance that was directed towards me. If this can > be the last word on the subject, I will support and respect " The > Jeffrey Policy". > > Ned > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn