{"id":1394,"date":"2008-09-10T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/09\/appropriate-language-for-that-inappropriate-language\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T19:12:19","slug":"appropriate-language-for-that-inappropriate-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/09\/appropriate-language-for-that-inappropriate-language.html","title":{"rendered":"Appropriate Language for that Inappropriate Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_niPwTW3rBbU\/SMg7CLjKjuI\/AAAAAAAABOc\/dPEgzMaU8r0\/s1600-h\/respect.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;float: right;cursor: pointer\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_niPwTW3rBbU\/SMg7CLjKjuI\/AAAAAAAABOc\/dPEgzMaU8r0\/s400\/respect.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br>I\u2019ve been asked by a member of the Commission on Appraisal who first opined that Section C-2.3, \u201cSources,\u201d needs a conclusion, and so wanted to know what I thought a suitable ending sentence might look like if they deleted what I\u2019ve said is an unacceptable sentence.<\/p>\n<p>That original sentence reads:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrateful for the traditions that have strengthened our own, we strive to avoid misappropriation of cultural and religious practices and to seek ways of appreciation that are respectful and welcomed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I have summarized my opinions regarding this term and why I am strongly insistent that it be removed from the document in my immediately preceding blog post.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the question my best thought is replacing that sentence with something along the following lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrateful for the traditions that have strengthened our own, we strive to engage them with humility and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I believe that\u2019s the point.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/33904114-7421690534869906005?l=monkeymindonline.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been asked by a member of the Commission on Appraisal who first opined that Section C-2.3, \u201cSources,\u201d needs a conclusion, and so wanted to know what I thought a suitable ending sentence might look like if they deleted what I\u2019ve said is an unacceptable sentence. 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