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Hello John and LM_NET,
Thank you for your excellent comments and observations!
On Sat, 30 Mar 1996, John Gilmour Davies wrote:
> If we are to serve our students as you say, we must first start from a
> conviction
Yes, it certainly helps one do the job right.
> a Christian. I don't leave this behind when I'm on the job any more than anyone
> else does of other persuasions, though we might pretend to, but nor do I take
> advantage of the power that is given me in my job in a position of public
> trust. Serving our students means that I _do_ carry _all_ points of view.
Agreed!
But what I was referring to was addressing the way people on LM_NET use
this forum. On LM_NET we are not here to discuss the merits or failings of
certain religions, but to make use of this powerful and exciting resource,
LM_NET to do our job more effectively. In the process of using it we need
to be careful not to make disparaging statements toward religious beliefs.
This can be difficult at times, because the line between opinion and
fact is very blurry, and it is easy to unintentionally go too far, not
through maliciousness, but through lack of knowledge, bad habit, or
through an inability to effectively communicate in writing one's complex
and subtle thoughts, nuances and ideas.
I have been impressed with the general caliber of the discussion thus
far, but felt that it was halpful to post a reminder about the fact that
we are treading in a potentialy explosive area, religious beliefs.
Peter Milbury, Librarian pmilbury@cusd.chico.k12.ca.us
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