Tolerance and Common Ground

Morning visionaries! Steven identified my subtle and nuanced discourse as a “nice rambling response” and pointed out that I did not answer his question directly, which is true enough. So here is my direct answer. People who would not choose one another for fishing buddies can nonetheless tolerate one another and live in blissful co-existence. …

Toleration of Others Breathing

Dear visionaries, Yahoo! At long last, thanks to Susan, we now have a definition of tolerance. Those who are willing to tolerate the continued existence of those they find to be obnoxious are the tolerant progressive folks. Of course, by that definition I (and all my fellow rapscallion Trinitarians) are as tolerant and progressive as …

Running and Hiding

Dear visionaries, I actually think we might be getting somewhere in our discussion. But let’s not hold our collective breath. Does this progressive meeting of the Moscow Civic Association (to which non-progressives need not come) have any agenda items with regard to the government school system? In other words, is it thought the government school …