Re: Re: Please take religious discussions off list....

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Hi ,

I'm already only skimming through most of the posts

which is a shame really since I'd like to read it

all...

Cheers,

--- Wold aliwold2@...> wrote:

>

> I usually don't do a whole lot of reading during the

> weekend, and come

> back on monday to a whole slew of new messages. And

> you're right it

> is a lot to get caught up on, that's why I skim. I

> skim through them

> quickly to see if it's something I can help with or

> relate to and then

> I will respond to those. If it's not something I

> can help with or

> relate to, I don't read it. Just a thought to help

> you manage those

> posts that can pile up.

>

>

>

>

>

> > > > > Sorry to be a day late.

> > > > > I just want to say that I enjoy the off

> topic

> > > conversations on this

> > > > board.

> > > > > Sometimes it is enjoyable to hear people

> talking

> > > about other

> > > > things. Sometimes

> > > > > I skim through them after reading the first

> few

> > > posts. Sometimes it

> > > > takes the

> > > > > first few posts to know what the

> conversation is

> > > about. I think

> > > > that a few

> > > > > off topic discussions are a good

> > > thing...especially to a new

> > > > clubfoot parent.

> > > > > It helps to cheer us up and relax our mind,

> > > especially when things

> > > > aren't going

> > > > > the best with our children's feet. It helps

> us

> > > to get to know each

> > > > other.

> > > > > There have been more off topic posts over

> the

> > > last few months, but

> > > > also more new

> > > > > members too. If people only email off topic

> > > things to each other

> > > > off board,

> > > > > then people may not realize how much they

> have

> > > in common other than

> > > > clubfoot

> > > > > babies. It helps to build trust and

> community

> > > here, those things

> > > > are no less

> > > > > important than the discussion of our

> children.

> > > Just like pictures,

> > > > we don't

> > > > > always send pictures to show the feet, lots

> of

> > > time we send them

> > > > just to show

> > > > > off. Nothing wrong with that ;-)

> > > > >

> > > > > God, Allah or whatever diety someone wanted

> to

> > > discuss, I would be

> > > > > respectful. No one is trying to convert or

> > > knock anyone or preach

> > > > any one thing here.

> > > > > If someone doesn't like it then don't read

> it.

> > > That IS freedom.

> > > > Anything

> > > > > more than borderlines censorship, IMO.

> > > > >

> > > > > Also, in the future, it might be helpful to

> > > email the offending

> > > > person via

> > > > > their private email. I felt like the person

> who

> > > first brought up

> > > > religion was

> > > > > being called out and can completely see why

> she

> > > became defensive.

> > > > How

> > > > > humiliating it must be to be told " to take

> it

> > > elsewhere, " in front

> > > > of everyone...

> > > > >

> > > > > Just my opinion.

> > > > > Freeman

> > > > >

> > > > > P.S. While it is in the subject list, I am

> a

> > > Christian and I thank

> > > > God for

> > > > > giving Dr. Ponseti such a wonderful gift and

> for

> > > giving me such a

> > > > beautiful

> > > > > little girl on a daily basis.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > > removed]

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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> >

> >

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