Michael Eisenscher wrote: >I know this apology is sincere, but I am bothered by your choice of words. >It is not just a matter of offending Buddhists or Asians, it is the >principle of feeding off of racial or ethnic or religious stereotyping that >is at issue. Can someone explain to me just how "Buddha can you spare a dime" is a slur? Doesn't it point up the incongruence of a worldly creep like Al Gore and his worthless Dem party using a religious organization as a cash laundry? Doesn't it presume the virtue of the religious - quite the opposite of making fun of them? Doug