[Sundaycommunity] Farewell

[Catherine Walther]

I agree with having a different group for controversial material for
discussion purposes. And I believe that would include Brian’s emails that
quote the controversial visions.
Thanks for that great suggestion, Catherine

On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 11:21 AM Maria di Paolo via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> This is it from me folks.  The tenor of this email forum has changed
> significantly since we have had to become a digital/virtual only Sunday
> Community and has become too confrontational and stressful.
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> Art, you may think that this is a discussion group, and you may have
> conceived it as one when you set it up, but the reality is that it is not,
> and I note that the description given is the “Sunday Community News
> Bulletin and Announcement Group”, so no indication of what you are
> claiming.  There is no discussion happening around the posts that you and
> Brian S and Joan have been making.  Any attempt by me and others to rebut
> posts from the three of you (with logic and supporting evidence) are
> effectively shouted down or ignored.  Brian S, I have tried to engage you a
> couple of times in the last few months and each time you have slithered
> into hellfire and damnation.  Art, when I have tried to engage your
> arguments you have accused me and others that have made similar attempts of
> ad hominem attacks while providing an excellent example of the technique
> yourself.  Joan, it is clear that you have either not read anything I’ve
> posted back to you or so dislike what you have read that you have decided
> to ignore it completely.
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> Art, Brian and Joan: We are all voluntarily part of this Catholic
> Christian community.  We come from all sorts of different walks of life and
> backgrounds. We are women and men, older and younger and we all have
> different life experiences.  We all see the world in different ways, have
> different political affiliations, different interests. It is not necessary
> for us all to agree on everything or even anything.  It is not necessary
> for any individual point of view to win out over all others at all costs.
> This is not the forum for making converts. This is not anyone’s personal
> pulpit.  Be sensitive to this.  Put yourself in the position of those who
> are the recipients of your posts.  How would you feel if you were on the
> receiving end?  Perhaps you should take up Rosemary Snelgrove’s suggestion
> and set up a separate discussion forum on a voluntary basis for whomever
> should wish to sign up to it.  That way you would know that all the members
> were fully willing to engage and had similar interests.
>
> To everyone else: your posts have been educational, informative, amusing,
> thought-provoking and gentle.  Even though I have not been posting in
> response to them I have appreciated them none-the-less.
>
> I will withdraw from the group as soon as this email has been
> distributed.  If anyone would like to keep in touch my email address is on
> the list that Liz provides us with every year and I would be happy to hear
> from you.
>
> Best wishes to all,
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> Maria
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