Person: I hope you have an interest in Radical Centrism; I think it is safe to say
that we would welcome a new perspective. FYI, in the past we have had discussions with a Taoist from Singapore who was active in our group for about 2 years, and there once was a Japanese-American Buddhist from LA who was seriously interested in music and even wrote a classical composition on a Radical Centrist theme. We are certainly open to "ideas from the East." There are all sorts of goodies in our archives but Ernie is in the best position to tell you what to look for and how best to access it. In terms of religion, most of our modest membership are Evangelical but there are others who have their own views of faith that cannot be categorized by any conventional language. Not sure what to say about Sam Harris. Personally I really like (much of) his stuff; the questions he raises are important and necessary to deal with. And, of course, his views on Islam are pretty much exactly my views. Still, IMHO, Atheists miss the boat in a number of ways; I'd love the opportunity to have a discussion with him some day. About RC more generally, there are several varieties. We sometimes think of ourselves as the West Coast variant, juxtaposed to the East Coast species which is found at the New America Foundation and The Atlantic magazine. We operate pretty much like an unfunded start-up in contrast to the rather large bankroll at New America. They are Democratic Party Lite; we are political Independents who tilt conservative, but don't take this as set in stone. On a number of issues -case by case- we are more to the Left than New America. What also sets us apart is that there sometimes are lively religious discussions here and several people are professionals in the computer biz so there is that factor as well. Anyway, look around, if you want to participate you would be most welcome. Cheers Billy ________________________________ From: radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com <radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com> on behalf of person <jamiedorseypaint...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:55 PM To: Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community Subject: [RC] Re: Is this the place for me? Thanks for the responses, I'll probably take some time to have a better look around and see where people are actually coming from. And just as your positions aren't boilerplate evangelical, mine aren't boilerplate Buddhist, which has as much variation in doctrine as other religions. On Friday, March 16, 2018 at 11:16:24 AM UTC-5, person wrote: I came across this blog after finding much resonance with radical centrism and reading the manifesto almost brought me to tears with how well it aligned with my thinking. I took the test and was all on board and getting excited when I came across the one about homosexuality and then I discovered the ties to Christian thinking here and am wondering if this really is a place I'm sympatico with. But I'm a secular Buddhist much in the mold of Sam Harris and I don't think there is anything wrong with homosexuality. So while I seem to generally be in alignment with a complex, centrist view of politics, I may cut too harshly against the grain in a couple other areas so I'm wondering how acceptable my divergent views are around here? -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Google Groups<http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism> groups.google.com Google Groups allows you to create and participate in online forums and email-based groups with a rich experience for community conversations. Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org [https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/becade87f4704f1f93c3ca0278c4fda6?s=200&ts=1521250199]<http://radicalcentrism.org/> Radical Centrism | A Unifying Paradigm of Civil Society<http://radicalcentrism.org/> radicalcentrism.org A Unifying Paradigm of Civil Society --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to radicalcentrism+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:radicalcentrism+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to radicalcentrism+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
