When the Homily is about Immunology

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Having blogged for awhile I have had my fair share of what I like to call "cowardly shots accross the bow." People that stumble accross my blog and then make some anonymous comment with precious little intent of ever really coming back or opening a dialogue with me or other readers.

Case and point is the anonymous visitor who asked recently if I might be a "homophobe" or a racist because, I assume, this is implicit in my thinking that diversity training in the workplace is a waste of time and resources. Clearly the connection is staggeringly clear...but alas none of these bow shooters and runners stick around long enough to engage in serious dialogue.

So much easier to label me and run off feeling content that I have been put safely in a clearly characterized, classified, identified, insignified, marked, stamped, stickered, and tagged place. It's funny how it is usually the conservative religious right who are accused of doing this, but clearly they are not the sole proprietors of such absurdity.

Step out of line with the growing popular acceptance for all things "politically correct" and watch the labels get heaped upon you. Let me be clear: I'm willing to talk here people...willing to engage...willing to trade broadsides in a nice way. But for all love don't fire a label accross my bow and run, let us conduct ourselves as gentlepersons (see how PC I can be!)