Unbalanced mercy is just as bad as unbalanced severity.

[scarletmagdalen]

On the blog post Response To Nick Farrell's Blog Post "Revolution in an Esoteric Order", a real gem of a remark was made that I feel the need to comment on publicly, mostly because I doubt my comment will be allowed through.

Here's the quote:

"Robert Zink was expelled because he was victimizing the students who joined our Order through the

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[sjo]

I got nothin. I can't even think why anyone would allow this to happen for so long. Maybe I just don't suffer fools at all gladly. Maybe I'm a bitch. Because for me, the answer to "What takes more courage, keeping silent in the face of unconscionable behavior or standing up for what's right?" is obvious.

[scarletmagdalen]

Apparently for some according to a certain few on my FB, "what is unethical and immoral varies from culture to culture, and you better hope that people don't think your behavior is unethical and immoral!"

...whut. O_O

[sjo]

Morality is a funny thing and tends to stem from fear of getting caught/punished. I know any number of people who find me to be immoral because the spouse and I are not monogamous. Ethics aren't so flexible.

[scarletmagdalen]

I think also that this is a religious language barrier. I was NOT raised in a Christian household and am utterly unfamiliar with the vast majority of people's hangups/connotations/paradigms in regards to such. Just the word "worship" alone I had to find out from others that it meant something utterly different for them than it did for me.

I've spent most of my life being pagan, thanks to a father who believed his daughter should explore faiths and ultimately be a good person regardless.