Professional Courtesy

[Crystal]

I just wanted to throw a general reminder out to the folk about being courteous and kind to each other at CedarLight Grove.

Obviously we have a lot of folks who walk many different paths, some we may not understand, maybe some we don't even agree with, but all are welcome to enjoy the sacred space that is CedarLight Grove.  Even if we are an irish-celtic Grove, we are always accepting of other paths

With this in mind, while I encourage a healthy theological debate or healthy debating in general, please remember that proselytizing is not a healthy method of doing so.  I'm not entirely sure how to divide "debate" and "proselytizing", being as I am still young and inexperienced, but if we keep ourselves aware of our actions I think it'll help out a lot

Our commitments to the Grove and the journey that the Grove is trying to achieve should always be our main motivation for what we do, even if we often run into discussions or people that may upset us.

I think the Lakota sum it up very nicely with a saying often used among their people.  Mitaku Oyasin (We are all related).

[Keq]

Maybe I can help with this....proselytizing is to impose your faith onto others to recruit them.   There are several strategies for this that many of us are all too familiar with.  For example, guilt, ostracizing, embarrassment/public humiliation, beating into submission/torture, manipulation, fear, I'm-right-your-wrong mentality, rules of conduct such as legitimate birth and definition of marriage.....sound familiar? (just look at history and current events).   

On the other hand, to debate is to discuss differences of opinion.  This could be done several ways, but the most constructive approach is with facts and past experience, without emotion or opinions.  (Or at least substantiate opinion with fact)....I find that many "religious" people form emotions that have no rhyme or reason and that more often than not, they themselves cannot accurately determine the source of their aggressive and negative feelings without first being honest with themselves before seeking mentally SOUND/SANE advice.  (A lifetime achievement, quest or both)

OK, that being said, who's goofing off at the Grove?  Does the Sr. Druid need to bring out ye ole happy stick and continue beatings until morale improves?

[Crystal]

OK, that being said, who's goofing off at the Grove?  Does the Sr. Druid need to bring out ye ole happy stick and continue beatings until morale improves?

I'm mostly trying to calm the waters before anything implodes and show that we are all on the same page Nothing inparticular has happened, but reminders never hurt.

But if people still WANT beatings....well I think I can arrange that! !

[Lokiseinn]

But if people still WANT beatings....well I think I can arrange that! !

Yes mistress, may I have another?