tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post8911883938140693327..comments2023-05-25T06:51:18.055-07:00Comments on Rabbi Larry Karol: Surrounding an island of fear with a sea of acceptance - Reflections on Diversity - May 5, 2013Larry Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577992909699601124noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post-86850771708184268972013-05-13T16:28:50.530-07:002013-05-13T16:28:50.530-07:00Such incidents often bring out the best in the res...Such incidents often bring out the best in the rest of us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895079215523796504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post-14705994922679741252013-05-08T06:29:56.105-07:002013-05-08T06:29:56.105-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Danica Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553686812849984973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post-63353067017371692892013-05-07T15:45:29.694-07:002013-05-07T15:45:29.694-07:00Keith,
I agree with you wholeheartedly. One ...Keith,<br /> I agree with you wholeheartedly. One of the most affirming experiences I had was when I was an Elementary School site council chair at our son's school in Topeka, working with the school principal, a cousin of Linda Brown as in Brown v. Board, who was active in her Baptist church. One of the things we dealt with was school community building between students, parents and faculty. Because she knew about creating a caring community from her religious experience, and we knew about it from our experience, we actually had a common language. It is great when we can bring something new to the table for each other so that we are all enriched. <br /> Thanks for your comment!<br />Rabbi Larry K.Larry Karolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577992909699601124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post-76973177584595282062013-05-07T12:46:00.439-07:002013-05-07T12:46:00.439-07:00Larry,
I am the member of the community that stoo...Larry,<br /><br />I am the member of the community that stood up to the person in question and spoke of love and cooperation within the community without the need to necessarily agree on everything. I am not a member of your religion and, were we to have a debate, I'm sure it would be a lively one. But, the whole point of understanding diversity in the community is that agreement on such things is not needed. We are bound together by our common interest in bettering ourselves and bettering our communities by cooperation, compassion, and learning about each other. We are far more alike than we are different.<br /><br />I was stunned and dismayed that a supposed leader of our community failed to understand the one moral that that permeates every civilization, every culture, every ethnicity, every walk of life: Treat others the way you would like to be treated. How sad that something every kindergartener knows is lost on a supposed community leader.<br /><br />-- Keith StumpKeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395815342558834728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post-73018252263840332252013-05-06T19:45:06.896-07:002013-05-06T19:45:06.896-07:00I have been fortunate to get beyond fear with a fe...I have been fortunate to get beyond fear with a few people with whom I disagree politically or with those who don't share my religious views to simply show some mutual caring. It can happen, but there has to be a willingness to see each other's humanity on some level. It IS possible. Larry Karolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577992909699601124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post-43541111451554349282013-05-06T19:43:11.909-07:002013-05-06T19:43:11.909-07:00I felt it was important to have the conversation t...I felt it was important to have the conversation to know more about why those comments were made. I still don't totally understand, but I think that people who disagree can still approach each with open minds. Still holding out hope....Larry Karolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577992909699601124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post-18409158826741993862013-05-06T18:31:07.834-07:002013-05-06T18:31:07.834-07:00I'm so sorry you had to face this ignorance in...I'm so sorry you had to face this ignorance in the middle of what was otherwise, by all accounts, a pleasant program. Despite the way she presented herself, she does not represent the community, or the organization she claimed to be chair of. I'm sorry I missed the program - son's birthday party - but I probably wouldn't have responded to her very politely, so it may be just as well:)Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191114596338482173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352397553633629652.post-77929625370785928502013-05-06T16:22:45.462-07:002013-05-06T16:22:45.462-07:00Larry, I'm sorry this happened to you. I am a...Larry, I'm sorry this happened to you. I am a member of the community in question, and a weekly (if not more) visitor of our library. It deeply saddens me when people use the name of the Divine to justify their hateful, bigoted, close-mindedness. These are the same people who claim 'Infringement of Constitutional Rights!' when opposed, and yet don't see how they are stepping on the rights of others. Thank you for your gracious and humble attitude in sharing your experiences.Danica Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553686812849984973noreply@blogger.com