May I interrupt just long enough to say this-- what I find most significant about this thread is how much we seem to want to talk about this stuff.

And I'd like to point out, as well, that no matter how rigid some of the opinions may seem to be at the moment the SUBMIT MESSAGE button is clicked-- it looks to me, from here, like everyone is continuing to think and to be really trying to hear one another. And doing that-- well I'm impressed with each and every one of you!

~Susan