Quote Originally Posted by Yaish View Post
True, but lets not forget the flip side shall we?

A community is made of it's members. Make them "leave themselves at the door" too much and the members just stop going.

That's not a criticism, just a fact.
I agree. It is indeed a fact, as history as shown. And valuable, well informed ideas have been lost to us because of it.

I was discussing religion in the workplace with a member who has been in India for several months. There, workers often put up things that have to do with their religions in their work spaces, and no one seems to be bothered. He mentioned to a coworker that it wouldn't be done in the US, since it might give offense to some. The response was that offense can't be given if it is not taken.

I am clergy, but I would prefer to read interesting and informative posts that err toward the ill-spoken, rather than predictable and uninteresting posts that are pleasantly stated, if I had to choose. We cannot control the world, but we can control our own minds, and mine doesn't take offense easily.