RoB,
We have nothing further to discuss.
On the other hand, I would like to ask your mechila for one particular thing.
Although I stand by every single word I wrote & simply refuse to continue this discussion because we obviously will get nowhere, I do feel bad for having taken out my frustration on YOU in particular.
Pease allow me to explain.
Anyone following the various threads in the CR over the past 4 or 5 days may have noticed my fuse getting shorter & shorter. This was due to the increasingly nasty, vicious & thoroughly out-of-line comments posted by what I term “chareidi bashers”. Of course all this was done under the guise of Ahavas Yisroel. Of Course.
And then you came along on this thread innocently joining a tense, yet friendly discussion.
And I “blindsided” you. A couple of months worth of frustration came tumbling out on you. (Trust me – I could sit here fighting for another week! And I would if I thought it would help). I gave you the “treatment” which really would have been better directed toward other members of the “Chareidi Bashers Club” who seem to have difficulty formulating a mild sentence toward a black hatter, a problem you don’t really suffer from. You were basically just in the wrong thread at the wrong time.
So although I feel that your OPINIONS are WAY off base & stand behind all my words, nevertheless, truth be told, you actually seem to be a pretty nice guy. And I truly do feel bad seeing from your comments that I really seem to have hurt your feelings.
I therefore apologize once again for the TONE of my comments which would have been better directed elsewhere.
P.S.
I always thought 000646 was a WOMAN.
I hope you will be moichel me for that.