Well, soph, what I see is some folks taking the topic that the title lays out, and turning it to another topic instead, which is one we have gone around on quite a few times around here already. A lot of people DO experience this fear, and they act like it, too. I think it's fine to discuss it, and I am glad to see it happening, although I do know that it will not remain positive for long, because Mudcat is not structured for this kind of discussion to remain positive. Even the discussions at Beliefnet, whihc IS structured for a better handling of these topics, fall into destructive forms of negativity before long. I suppose any positive effort to look at this can have a good impact, but I wonder sometimes about what it will cost the community.

~Susan