Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00658)

Rudy,

Thanks for your honest viewpoint below. 

I am not validating or invalidating the debate on homosexuality.  

I just said that you and Jake are both lifelong students of Theosophy and hard-working theosophists;   and therefore you have much in common, regardless of your differences of view about this or that human issue. 

You both deserve respect as theosophists and human beings. 

Things tend to be reciprocal in Theosophy as in life, and I believe in dialogue. 
I am sure you do, too. 
  

Carlos. 







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Data:Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:21:44 -0800

Assunto:Re: Theos-World To Rudy and Jake

> Dear Carlos,
> 
> I have decided to answer your message because there are things that 
> should be available to the list, and anybody interested can read it 
> and get informed.
> 
> You are treating this discussion between Jake and me as any 
> discussion that we see constantly on Theos-talk. We are constantly 
> bombarded with them, and quite frankly, they are trivial. This 
> discussion is different. Jake's bottomline is that he doesn't approve 
> of homosexuality. That in itself is not a problem as long as we don't 
> hear or read his reasons for that prejudice. His reasons are 
> offensive to me. I am gay and when I read his reasons I feel that he 
> is dehumanizing me when he denies my right to function as a sexual 
> being that I am. One's sexuality is at the very core of every human 
> being and that should never be threatened or questioned in any way by 
> anyone. Besides that, this is a Theosophical forum and its basis 
> should be respect for the first object of the Theosophical Movement: 
> Universal Brotherhood. Anybody that breaks that law should be 
> stopped, regardless of who he or she is. Frankly, I am disappointed 
> in the way this incident has been handled.
> 
> That's all,
> 
> Rodolfo Don
> 
> 
> On Nov 11, 2006, at 7:09 AM, carlosaveline wrote:
> 
> > Jake, Rudy,
> >
> > In answering to Jake, I write to Rudy.
> >
> > One of you may be homosexual, the other one may be worried about 
> > homosexuality.
> >
> > So what?
> >
> > You both are sincere theosophists who have studied and worked for 
> > decades in favour of the theosophical movement.
> >
> > I am sure both would have to learn with each other's viewpoint.
> >
> > I hope you realize you are brothers. You cannot say you do not have 
> > Theosophy in common.
> >
> > You both have my respect and my admiration for your good, long 
> > standing theosophical work -- and as human beings.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Carlos.
> >


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