[Oe List ...] Respectful Dialogue

[David Walters]

There seems to be a abroad consenus in this country that we should
not be in Iraq and that torture and spying on US citzens without a
warrant is illegal. The minority at 1600 Pennsylvaia Ave is not a
apart of this consenus, but it controls a majority of the votes in
the House and Senate. 
Ehich is some kind of strange majoritization of a minority.

Also when  we were writng a State of the globe report for an NCO in
1979,  the UN exercisd a provision in its charter than allowed for a
ddecision by consenus for the first in in its history. I do not know
if they have used it since. Maybe rob Work coluld tell us.

David
---- Original Message ----
From: hfgreene at mindspring.com
To: oe at wedgeblade.net
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Respectful Dialogue
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:38:00 -0400

>Most small groups effectively do work by consensus. Yet, consensus is
>something I cannot back as a policy for virtually any group. It too
>easily
>becomes a form of tyranny of the majority over the minority.
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>Herman
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>From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On
>Behalf
>Of George Holcombe
>Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:28 AM
>To: ICA LIST SERVE; Order Ecumenical Community
>Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Respectful Dialogue
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>A memory flashes back out of these last few days of emails.
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>We used to say:
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>1. Humor is better than seriousness.
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>2. Yes before no
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>3. Phariseeism more dangerous than libertinism
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>It's interesting that the World Council of Churches has now
>introduced
>consensus making as its form of decision making and that the United
>Methodist Church in its reorganization as a global church is looking
>at
>adapting that too at the next General Conference.
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>Wouldn't it be a pity if we forgot what we pushed into history along
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>others, and if what defined us is what we choose to remember about
>our past
>and what offends us about others.
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>Could it be we are being challenged to learn how to use email as a
>significant way to push us into the future?
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>George Holcombe
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