My Apologies to Dee Dee and Dr. James White

[Rusty T]

I've been thinking about this issue all day, off and on, while battling sleep deprivation due to some ill-prescribed cold medication.

In a thread debating the merits of iconography, Dee Dee brought up Dr. James White as a reference. I unmeritoriously seized the opportunity to posit her 'source' (Dr. James White) as diametrically opposed to St. John Damascus. I also took the opportunity to put quotes around the 'Dr.' (proper punctuation escapes me on this one).

Dee ask why, and I (again), without merit, linked to an article detailing some speculation as to the merits of Dr. White's credentials. Dee Dee rightly pointed out that this constituted an ad hominem attack against the character of Dr. White. I, characteristically, took umbrage. "After all," thinking to myself, "she asked me why!" Of course, I should have taken the opportunity to not take another step in the mess which I was creating.

Like I said, I've been thinking all day, and though I still feel that gnawing pride and self-justification we Christians like to call 'the flesh', I know that I need to publicly apologize for my action. I know that Dr. White might not get around to reading this, but I especially wanted to apologize to Dee Dee and others that I upset. You were right, and I was wrong. I assure you, I'll try to be more careful in how I express my disagreement in the future.

mea culpa,

rusty

[Patroclus]

I've been thinking about this issue all day, off and on, while battling sleep deprivation due to some ill-prescribed cold medication.

In a thread debating the merits of iconography, Dee Dee brought up Dr. James White as a reference. I unmeritoriously seized the opportunity to posit her 'source' (Dr. James White) as diametrically opposed to St. John Damascus. I also took the opportunity to put quotes around the 'Dr.' (proper punctuation escapes me on this one).

Dee ask why, and I (again), without merit, linked to an article detailing some speculation as to the merits of Dr. White's credentials. Dee Dee rightly pointed out that this constituted an ad hominem attack against the character of Dr. White. I, characteristically, took umbrage. "After all," thinking to myself, "she asked me why!" Of course, I should have taken the opportunity to not take another step in the mess which I was creating.

Like I said, I've been thinking all day, and though I still feel that gnawing pride and self-justification we Christians like to call 'the flesh', I know that I need to publicly apologize for my action. I know that Dr. White might not get around to reading this, but I especially wanted to apologize to Dee Dee and others that I upset. You were right, and I was wrong. I assure you, I'll try to be more careful in how I express my disagreement in the future.

mea culpa,

rusty
Thanks.

:pat:

[dizzle]

Wow, Tizzi thanks. I thnk perhaps I got so irked in that thread because I know that is not your heart or character to do that, and so I thank you very much for this thread, and you have affirmed that I am right to believe what you have said here is your character and what I should expect.

I apologize if I came down too hard on you. This is a pet peeve of mine, and I know that I have done the same thing in the past. What opened my eyes? The very selfish thing that such things were done against me. Oh selfish and prideful creatures that we are, I was just peachy doing such things until it was my ox that was gored and I realized that it wasn't the way to do things.

I thank you again Tizzi, this was the right thing to do, and I would do the same I hope you know if it was for someone that was not ecclesiologically alignd with me (and actually I differ from Dr. White very considerably on many issues.)

:hug:

And pearls. This thread was a very noble and respectable thing to do in Christian charity.