Hello everyone.

Most of you know I am an active, practicing Christian. Threads like this used to bother me, but I came into this thread to say that I deeply appreciate the diversity of the Mudcat, whatever wrangles there may be around here from time to time that seem to suggest there is an intrinsic problem at the Mudcat with differences. That attitude does not come from me, and I would hope to find friends here who respect diversity, as well.

There are going to be people who will feel that this thread is a form of "proselytization" (as people have said of some threads I have been visible in), but I won't be one of them.

I know some have had a lot of grief over these diversity issues, and I did not come in here to cause any; I think it's when we don't talk about this stuff that things get mixed up into upsets. I really just wanted to say I value you all, as people with whom I share so much.

~Susan