notpashut- not only is your apology accepted, I did not think you needed to apologize and , in truth, I was not offended. I mentioned it earlier- or in another posting- that this past summer I had some very nasty exchanges with some other posters. It bothered me and I decided to remain courteous in my exchanges and try not to make any ‘ad hominem’ attacks (for the uninitiated, it isd latin for personal).one can argue and one can be sharp in replies but it is not benefical to become personal. so, no apologies needed but they are accepted.
The irony of all this is , that , if you would ever meet me, you would see that I am as ‘black-hatted’ as you (maybe more) and my sons are absolutely black-hatted.
I do believe that gedolim of all kind are not always right and I tend to adhere to shittas that are not mainstream chareidi.
In my own private life, however, I am close to rebbes and respect all rabbonim.
So, although you and I have different iews,I bet we can share a shot of slivovitz afer davening.