merchandise & personal attacks

[Travis Newman]

OK OK lets everybody cool down. Pulses are high right now. This has 
mostly been one big misunderstanding. I think that since the initial 
concern was brought up, every reply since then has been way too heated. 
I'm not placing blame on anyone, I'm not explicitly taking any side. I 
see both sides of the story. We all just need to cool down. The one 
thing that I don't see is, this... Shango said "Your effort to silence 
me is a reflection of your grasp of what it means to be "in Christ."" 
And while the one person Shango was replying to very well could have 
been offended by this, it was NOT an insult to all Christians, it was a 
criticism of HIS interpretation of "in Christ." Not everyone's. I am not 
making any judgements on this statement, I'm simply pointing out that 
nobody has criticized Christianity, only one person's interpretation of 
it. Do I understand why Shango brought that up? No. But do I understand 
why Mr. Williamson got so upset over Shango's suggestion? No. Shango 
brought up a concern, and any user has the right to do so. David 
Williamson's reply was very abrasive, and in turn, Shango's reply to him 
was very abrasive. Let's just end it here. Shango has made a concern 
known to Lu, and nobody got hurt, so lets just all be cool, ok?