Theos-Talk Archives (March 2004 Message tt00521)

--- Drpsionic@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/23/04 4:51:30 AM Central
> Standard Time,

> prmoliveira@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> << 
> Should students of Theosophy appease evil
> ideologies?
> 
> Pedro
> >>
> 
> No, but neither should we hide from them.
> 
> If we summarily cast the anti-semite from the list,
> all we accomplish is to 
> confirm in him the rightness of his views for that
> is seen as merely another 
> example of "jewish world control" being manifested
> against him. After all, 
> people are not born anti-semitic, there is no gene
> for it. The person has picked 
> up the disease somewhere and for whatever reason it
> has found a place to grow 
> in him.
> 
> By engaging in what at times seems to be fruitless
> and rancorous debate, we 
> may break through that and cause a realization that
> maybe things are not as he 
> assumes. And even if that fails, as it may very
> well do, by answering that 
> person with reason and at times a bit of humor,
> those who are reading the list 
> and not posting will see us in a good light, as
> people who will stand up for 
> what we believe and not merely slam the door and
> hide under the bed at the first 
> sign of something that might disturb our happy
> little world.
> 
> The true test of our character is not how much
> sweetness and light and 
> boredom we may spread among ourselves but rather in
> how we engage those things which 
> are unloveable and unlovely.
> 
> Chuck the Heretic


Thanks, Chuck, for your reply. I think I was quite
naive when I subscribed to Theos-Talk after reading on
its home page: "Discussion on topics regarding
Theosophy (or theosophy) and its realization in the
modern world." At times, the list looks more like a
carnival of opinions ("not that there is anything
wrong with that").

Also, your posting helped me to realise that
"Theos-Talk" is a non-instituional medium, without a
binding belief or structured rules, although it
appears that sometime ago someone was struck off the
list for issuing threats to some list participants.

Incidentally, have you ever consider a career in
preaching? You sound very eloquent.

Pedro
(an aspiring heretic)

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