tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844176088342577094.post3358713533817374871..comments2023-10-30T08:20:32.883-07:00Comments on As I see it. By John Marshall, Episcopal Bookstore, Seattle: Our three lives: Public, personal, privateJohn from EpiscopalBookstore.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10195587353369774544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844176088342577094.post-72997609130375371632009-10-31T15:46:42.312-07:002009-10-31T15:46:42.312-07:00I think society has been moving for a more public ...I think society has been moving for a more public private life since the late 60's early 70's, and with internet social nextworking such as blogs, twitter, and "facetube" (as my husband calls it) that movement is on steroids. <br /><br />I'm not sure the movement in its entirety is a bad thing. Being very open adds more possibilities to relate to others who like you feel alone in your personal thoughts, but it also opens you up to the possibility of being shunned, ignored, and angering even more people. Nothing is simple, and I think this issue definitely has a six of one half a dozen of the other complex. <br /><br />At Diocesan convention of '08 during the bible studies my group talked about how personal approval or disapproval of homosexual marriage is irrelevant; those of us at the table felt that without condoning homosexual marriage you wouldn't be able to bring younger new members to the Anglican church. The point of interest, is that we all agreed that the point of disinterest involved isn't necessarily personal opinion, but the application of that personal opinion on others. In other words, we felt that even people who are personally against homosexual marriage are turned off by the church not condoning homosexual marriage because they believe their personal believe shouldn't be forced upon others. Discussed, argued, but not implemented. <br /><br />I think that such a thought process, that personal convictions should be discussed publicly with emotion but do not condemn those who do not share my convictions, comes from the popularity of public personal lives. As more people become so public with their personal thoughts, people as a whole have had to become more tolerant and indifferent to those thoughts, opening up new possibilities for coexistence. <br /><br />Of course while I'm open about my Paganism, and Endometriosis in detail that some find to be too much information while others find the information helpful and hopeful... I have also stuck my foot in my mouth, offended people in ways that I did not intend and ultimately regretted, and a lost friend over my openness. <br /><br />If nothing is perfect, then nothing is in it's entirety bad.Katharynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811433177274197441noreply@blogger.com