tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post5765319618207788499..comments2020-12-30T12:56:45.883-06:00Comments on ye olde republicke: On the passing of Fred PhelpsGabriel Conroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027746942101340042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-24177647865720044332014-03-25T19:22:47.438-05:002014-03-25T19:22:47.438-05:00It is my pleasure to read your writing. I regret t...It is my pleasure to read your writing. I regret that I do not do so as often as I should.Russell Saundershttp://ordinary-gentlemen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-69450189967676451742014-03-25T18:47:04.949-05:002014-03-25T18:47:04.949-05:00Hi Russell,
Thanks for the correction (and it'...Hi Russell,<br /><br />Thanks for the correction (and it's more important than a quibble). And thanks, also, for reading my blog post.<br /><br />I do agree with what you said over at Jonathan McCleod's post about forgiveness being very cheap from someone who hasn't directly been harmed by whomever forgiveness is asked for.<br />Gabriel Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566193099628849226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-50775588333027884752014-03-25T15:27:15.743-05:002014-03-25T15:27:15.743-05:00Hello, Pierre. Glad I clicked through.
I think t...Hello, Pierre. Glad I clicked through.<br /><br />I think the only thing I would say to quibble just a tiny bit with this otherwise excellent and thoughtful post is this -- I am not saying that Phelps was so awful that <i> no </i> right-thinking people can or should mourn him. If others are inclined toward charity and grace as they consider the terribly broken life he lived, I commend them sincerely.<br /><br />I am merely saying that <i> I </i> cannot do so. Russell Saundershttp://ordinary-gentlemen.comnoreply@blogger.com