tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post116446623150504827..comments2023-09-05T03:44:01.651-04:00Comments on Magdalene's Musings: LabelsMagdalene6127http://www.blogger.com/profile/11036211735489393308noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-1164605585933329112006-11-27T00:33:00.000-05:002006-11-27T00:33:00.000-05:00I think I know how you feel, to some extent, when ...I think I know how you feel, to some extent, when you talked about the number of jobs that would no longer be open to you if people knew some of your political viewpoints.<BR/><BR/>Not that long ago, I read this letter to the editor by a very conservative local minister. He labeled another religious tradition as false and evil, basically.<BR/><BR/>So I wrote a response, questioning how he would like it if he were living as a minority religious tradition amidst a majority of others who believed differently -- and Christianity were labeled in such a way in a local paper by a local religious leader.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure my letter did little to convince him. But what struck me were the concerned reactions I received from some in the community -- people who worried that referrals to my practice would dry up because of my response. It didn't happen, but it really struck me when people thought that was even a possibility.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275381128126684009noreply@blogger.com