Pink Agendist and I have been emailing one another for the past few days. I hope to share much of our conversation with you all in the near future.
Dear readers, we must resist the urge to see those who disagree with us as all one 
shade of red. (Some are Pink, after all.) It is amazing what a few exchanges on the person-to-person level can accomplish.
He writes: “Kindness, generosity and understanding should always precede their antonyms. One should always, always, be prepared to sit with others to listen to what they have to say. That’s how true progress is made and how we learn to make room for each other in this very eclectic world.”
More to come on this, I pray.
askthe"Bigot" 
I think this is the point where we’re going to have to remember that training at school when we’d get under our desks in case of certain emergencies…
Should I be expecting a typhoon, dear Pink?
More like tsunami…
Golly. And me without my galoshes…
As Dennis Prager would say, “clarity over agreement.” I would modify that to “clarity first, agreement if possible.”
Except we all have to find a way to share the same planet, and hopefully co-exist with some measure of respect and dignity.
Agreed, but this presumes that we share in common the idea of co-existence, respect, and dignity for all diverse humans. History is filled with examples of those who do not. It is intrinsic to some worldviews. I am grateful for those who exercise it apart from any objective grounding for human equality and value.
Thanks. I appreciate your comments.
I just stumbled upon your blog and it appears you are a prolific writer. You write often about your gay and lesbian friends and state in your bio that your mother is a lesbian. Is there anything on here from their point of you?
Hi Ray. Thanks for reading and commenting. I have been blogging for about a year and a half, and shoot for a post a week. Very small potatoes compared to most.
Like many bloggers, this is just my take on things. But you may be interested in the following posts:
https://askthebigot.com/2013/04/04/my-interview-with-a-not-ex-lesbian-child-of-god/
https://askthebigot.com/2013/04/09/no-closets-in-church/
https://askthebigot.com/2012/09/03/why-do-you-hate-gays/
All the best to you, friend.
Thanks Katy,
I appreciate your thoughts. We can at times allow our desire to make a point drown out our compassion.