SlightlyCatholic
10-16-2008, 02:31 PM
Since what I'm about to say relates to events in this part of the forum, I'm going to put this thread here. Moderators, feel free to move it if you feel there's a more appropriate place for it.
First of all, I would like to apologize for a particular comment I made last night to Hairy. It reads as follows and originates in the thread that was just recently locked regarding religion and faith:
Attention all member of Grunt's Military Forum:
HairyEyeball is infallible and cannot be criticized or disagreed with for any reason at any time, even if criticisms/disagreements are valid and argued in a logical manner. Failure to comply will result in being severely berated and called a "child".
There is fierce debate and then there is gratuitous insult, and this comment falls in the latter category. This comment has no place in a forum of mature adults, and I apologize for making it. As someone who holds himself to a higher standard of discourse and who is attempting to follow in Christ's footsteps, I will refrain from further insults in the future.
Secondly, I would like to reaffirm my respect for every member here, cadet and adult. Regardless of how you have viewed my words and behavior thus far in the forum, I do not intend to personally offend any person here. While I am always approving of healthy debate and will continue to do so, I realize that the line between argument and insult is a fine one, and I will continue to discern where that line is in my time here on Grunt's Military Forum.
My third and final point is simply this: I think myself no better than any of you because of my professional aspirations, nor will I ever use such aspirations as leverage or ammunition in discussion with anyone here. If I have come off as somehow arrogant or pompous, please know that such appearances come from a genuine intensity within debate. It is my obligation to utilize that intensity in a manner which is wholesome and in service to the truth. That hasn't always happened thus far, and please know of my concerted effort in the future to make that wish a reality.
You are all great people, and I hope that I will learn more and more how to engage each and every one of you in a way that gives credit to the Catholic faith, my status as a Catholic seminarian, and myself as a nineteen year old adult citizen of the United States. Thanks and God bless.
Seminarian Tim
First of all, I would like to apologize for a particular comment I made last night to Hairy. It reads as follows and originates in the thread that was just recently locked regarding religion and faith:
Attention all member of Grunt's Military Forum:
HairyEyeball is infallible and cannot be criticized or disagreed with for any reason at any time, even if criticisms/disagreements are valid and argued in a logical manner. Failure to comply will result in being severely berated and called a "child".
There is fierce debate and then there is gratuitous insult, and this comment falls in the latter category. This comment has no place in a forum of mature adults, and I apologize for making it. As someone who holds himself to a higher standard of discourse and who is attempting to follow in Christ's footsteps, I will refrain from further insults in the future.
Secondly, I would like to reaffirm my respect for every member here, cadet and adult. Regardless of how you have viewed my words and behavior thus far in the forum, I do not intend to personally offend any person here. While I am always approving of healthy debate and will continue to do so, I realize that the line between argument and insult is a fine one, and I will continue to discern where that line is in my time here on Grunt's Military Forum.
My third and final point is simply this: I think myself no better than any of you because of my professional aspirations, nor will I ever use such aspirations as leverage or ammunition in discussion with anyone here. If I have come off as somehow arrogant or pompous, please know that such appearances come from a genuine intensity within debate. It is my obligation to utilize that intensity in a manner which is wholesome and in service to the truth. That hasn't always happened thus far, and please know of my concerted effort in the future to make that wish a reality.
You are all great people, and I hope that I will learn more and more how to engage each and every one of you in a way that gives credit to the Catholic faith, my status as a Catholic seminarian, and myself as a nineteen year old adult citizen of the United States. Thanks and God bless.
Seminarian Tim