NCAA ban on mascots

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by jbduke
Juulie,

I'm interested to get you feelings on this thread after putting so much into with so little validation from your peers (I'm sorry I'm so late to the party; I wish I could have closed ranks with you earlier).

JB -- My thoughts and feelings come out of my religious convictions, so I'm not sure I can really go into them too deeply here. If the mascot issue is this delicate, imagine a discussion of the meaning and outworking of the Will of God?!! I think I can say that it is a long-standing Quaker belief that in every person there is something of God. And that we squelch that or injure it at our peril. That is, both individuals and institutions need to carefully nurture the God-sliver in each person.

I've tried to live my life accordingly, and after nearly 50 years, I am beginning to be able to be gentle. I used to get angry and upset,like you, in discussions like this. But I have learned to see that God-sliver in not only the person or group being talked about, but also in the person I'm disagreeing with. I should say, I'm learning. I still don't pull it off all the time. As you all know very well. (I did apologize to Gordon, but BushRef will definitely need to wait years before I finally see God in him! I'll get there eventually.)

Originally posted by jbduke
if you believe that "sticks 'n' stones" isn't a crock, you're a person of privilege.

Now JB, that's just another generalization that needs to be looked at carefully. I wonder who can point out the two logical fallacies in this arguement?