Not much to contribute, just saying hi. It's a work day today, which means grading my finals and finalizing my grades. (Seriously. Not just for the funny wordplay.) And since I give short-answer tests rather than multiple choice (why, god, why do I do that?), I may be in here from time to time when I get frustrated. I've graded all the really right/really wrong answers and now I have to do the "eh... sort of, but you missed the point" ones.

Good luck, Em!

I, personally, think that Rick Warren is a bigoted troll who doesn't have the slightest understanding of what God is really about, and I hate that he's such a big part of the inauguration.

But I also understand *why* he is.

Oh I understand too, and I didn't mean to imply otherwise, but that doesn't mean I still don't think it's wrong.

The difference being that Warren is a hate-monger and Robinson is not.

I think it's important to note that the words Giving someone who preaches hate and bigotry were taken out of my original post. Some of the sense of Wrong I feel is because Obama's inclusion of everyone involves someone who so clearly doesn't believe in that inclusiveness. As GC points out, the same can't be said of Robinson.

How much do I love my library? It sends me a notice BEFORE a book is overdue! I have four more days to finish the book and get it back in. Love.

Speaking of, it's Wordy Shipmates which has really put into perspective the religion of fear. It's also hella funny.

that doesn't mean I still don't think it's wrong.

I hope my use of the term "bigoted troll" makes it clear that I don't like Warren's inclusion, either.

I got that feeling, yes.

Seriously? That's what you think I meant?

It was far more irony than serious. Sorry I didn't think to plainly tag it.

I got that feeling, yes.

Cool. I get twitchy when people quote me in order to say "Yo, this bit here? I DON'T believe it!"

It gets harder and harder to have conversations -- NOT here, okay? -- where I can say "Um, it's politics. I don't like it, but I understand why he did it," without people telling me that *I'm* a bigot and other horrifying things.

Cool. I get twitchy when people quote me in order to say "Yo, this bit here? I DON'T believe it!"

Huh. I'm really sorry it came across that way. I included your bigoted troll line on purpose to show a point of agreement, and I was just trying to point out that thinking it was Wrong doesn't mean I don't understand or was surprised.

eta: I was also responding more to the whole conversation than to your one post, and I should have made that clearer by including other comments.

Nah, it's more me than your (eminently wise) choice to quote me.

Like I said, I've gotten twitchy from other situations -- NOT here -- in which failure to be in lockstep agreement MUST therefore mean that I'm The Enemy.