general offended-ness is rarely warranted, IMO. People should realize that their freedom comes at the cost of joining a social contract. I don't go outside of my doors without the idea that something could be offensive to me, and often is. When it's personal, then it's an attack, but easily diffused with clear communication.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
