The Opportunity vs. The Requirement...(was religion and national)

[Guest guest]

Tony,

To answer your question- yes, I'd be open minded about any legitimate faith

(example- I wouldn't be open to something like a " Midgets are God " or

" Midgets are the Devil " religion, but I'd kind of hope conference committee

would use enough discretion on that one). But no, I wouldn't be bothered by

other religions meeting (not to get into a religious debate here, but

there's actually some legitimate Christian denominations where I wouldn't

attend their services, but if I remember, these have been

non-denominational).

To address the comment about the opportunity being there vs. the

requirement:

To an extent, offering room for a Christian faith service or whatever

doesn't *make it necessary* to have room for a Jewish or Muslim or Hindu

service *if no one properly asks for it*. If they don't want to reserve

space or have a public meeting (in a workshop room), they're not forced to.

Yes, they can't be denied if they do it right, but you can't force them to

meet either.

Let me try putting it a non-religious way; let's say someone wants to have a

meeting of people who are opposed to the portrayal of LPs in the media; yes,

you'd have to allow if it was asked for space for people who are in

agreement of LPs portrayal in the media, but you wouldn't have to make them

meet if they didn't want to. Does this make more sense?

And again I ask- what's making you go; and if this was that big of an issue

with LPA, have you said something to your district director, or how come it

hasn't been this big of an issue until right now?