--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > "The intent of our offer has always been to reduce the > level > > of > > > > > > stress among students and staff—which has been our > > experience > > > > > > with this program in schools all over the country," said > Bob > > > > > > Roth, vice president of the David Lynch Foundation. "We are > > > > > > disappointed to encounter such misunderstandings > > > > > > from a tiny but vocal religious minority. > > > > > > > > This is the point that it amazes me that several > > > > people here have missed, in their "one-pointedness." > > > > This quote was made by the *TM* folks, not by the > > > > critics. *They* are claiming that the resistance > > > > to the grant came from a "religious minority," > > > > when in fact it seemed to come primarily from > > > > former TMers. > > > > > > You mean, all two of them that we know of. > > > > > > How many people total opposed the program, > > > and how many of them were former TMers? > > > > > > Someone on the anti-TM side brought in the > > > Pacific Justice Foundation, a right-wing > > > Christian group (which usually helps Christians > > > overcome opposition to *their* programs and > > > beliefs). So it doesn't seem unreasonable to > > > assume folks of that flavor were involved, > > > whether they were former TMers or not. > > > > > > (Among other things, the foundation supported > > > one student in her bid to be allowed to wear > > > an anti-abortion T-shirt in school and demanded > > > --successfully--that Schwarzenegger veto three > > > bills it considered "pro-gay" that mandated > > > schools provide information about GLBT issues > > > and teach tolerance and respect for GLBT folks.)>> > > > > Holy Sh!t...I did not know that. > > So Turq et al must now bow out of this one and admit it was all > > done by a bunch of fundie fanatics hell bent on destruction. > > Well, not necessarily. My point was that Barry > said the opposition "seemed to come primarily from > former TMers," when in fact we have no information > to that effect other than about the person who posts > here and the one who "rushed the stage." > > And based on the participation of that fundie > foundation, it's likely there were at least some > fundies involved in the protest, so "tiny > religious minority" may well be an > appropriate characterization. > > The opposition *could* be "primarily former TMers," > but it doesn't "seem to be," because we don't have > that information. > > > Admit it Turq. etc. ....or join the fundies ( I will come to Paris > > and annihilate you if you join the fundies !) > > > > Quite frankly someone should sue them for their unscientific > > interference in public schools and government. I really wish > > someone had the money and the balls to sue them. > > Uh-oh, now Barry and Shemp are going to accuse you > of being in favor of censorship>>
But they do not think that screaming and shouting and waving arms around to shut down a public meeting on your own steam is a form of censorship. Typical republicans ( if Turq was not such a wino he would be a redneck republican) OffWorld To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
