bigfatmomma, I have no hard feelings and I hope I have not hurt yours.
I can udnerstand why you would put in your second quote but in response I would say that I do not feel my Church teaches that as I feel only joy in what it teaches. A very forgiving institution that speaks what it thinks is the truth.
With regard to the China, I work in Hong Kong and have done so for 13 yrs. I like my colleagues a great deal and hold them in very high regard. But when you talk about China and the Chinese that is a different matter. Try talking to a western spouse of a Chinese person. I have and you find out that what I have said is true. I might add that they are also very discriminatory on the basis of race or difference, especially if you are not Caucasian.
