Re: Wife's suggestion!

2009-09-21 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dave wrote: > Amen, brother! I think that the harsh "immune response" from some quarters > to the merest mention of religion is a symptom of our general inability to > be generous, kind, civil, open and _listening_. Yes but, calling the U.S. a Christian nation is a little beyond "the merest ment

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Doug Pensinger
John wrote: > > But hopefully none of that is necessary in the future. I just want to see > the book selection increase. It still boggles my mind why so few books > released before the Kindle, but in the last 30 years or so, have come out in > Kindle or other e-book formats. Someone must have a di

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Doug Pensinger
Pat wrote: > I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my > desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to > delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my > reader and then delete the book. I own them outright. Nobody else

Re: What would Jesus say and do

2009-09-21 Thread hkhenson
I suspect he would be looking deeply into evolutionary psychology to understand what drives strife. It is fairly clear what causes the problems. It is fairly clear what we need to do about them. But it is really unlikely that people will. Keith

Re: Wife's suggestion!

2009-09-21 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 21, 2009, at 2:57 PM, Chris Frandsen wrote: A referral to "Religion" without being specific often sparks a response on this list. My wife is not a follower so she did not write this with this illustrious group in mind. Guys, I suggest taking her to task on this is part of the problem

Re: Wife's suggestion!

2009-09-21 Thread Chris Frandsen
On Sep 21, 2009, at 3:20 PM, Michael Harney wrote: I respectfully disagree. Not in appealing to people to be respectful in disagreements, but in appealing to the religious "What would Jesus do?" to do so. Rationality promotes calm debate. Sadly, religion is not conducive to rationalit

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Pat Mathews wrote: > I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my > desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to > delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my > reader and then delete t

RE: Wife's suggestion!

2009-09-21 Thread Pat Mathews
Amen. I second, third, or thousandth the motion. Pat http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ From: lear...@mac.com Subject: Wife's suggestion! Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:09:36 -0500 To: brin-l@mccmedia.com My wife suggested this. I always go along with her ideas:-) learner Begin forwarded m

RE: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Pat Mathews
I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my reader and then delete the book. I own them outright. Nobody else has any rights in

Re: Wife's suggestion!

2009-09-21 Thread Michael Harney
Chris Frandsen wrote: My wife suggested this. I always go along with her ideas:-) learner Begin forwarded message: Hey! Let’s circulate a request for common courtesy and civility between individuals and groups with opposing ideas. I don’t know about you, but I have become increasingly conc

Re: Wife's suggestion!

2009-09-21 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Sep 21, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Chris Frandsen relayed: Bottom line—We profess to be a Christian nation. It is appropriate to ask, “What would Jesus say and do?” I imagine he disagreed with the actions of those cheating tax collectors and adulterous women he befriended. Yet, we have no recor

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Chris Frandsen
On Sep 21, 2009, at 1:48 AM, Doug Pensinger wrote: BTW, I can't recommend the Kindle enough. T I am using the Kindle app on the iphone and just finished a Baxter SciFi/Alternate history book. Best electronic book interface I have seen so far! learner

Wife's suggestion!

2009-09-21 Thread Chris Frandsen
My wife suggested this. I always go along with her ideas:-) learner Begin forwarded message: Hey! Let’s circulate a request for common courtesy and civility between individuals and groups with opposing ideas. I don’t know about you, but I have become increasingly concerned about the verb