Sam2:
I will quote your post and respond inline.
“So your apology is that “MO” and “DL” are people who routinely commit Avodah Zarah”
Not quite.
1 – I did not say “routinely commit A”Z””
2 – Rav Elchonon and others said that “DL” is A”Z mixed with, lihavdil, Yahadus. I thought that someone had mentioned being proud to be “DL” so I addressed this obvious point in that context as well.
Of course, if my saying over any of this was hurtful to anyone, this was obviously not my intention and I certainly apologize for any hurt that was or is caused by anything I have written or will write.
If anything, as I wrote, I would think that “MO” and “DL” would appreciate these facts, especially since they are surely intellectually honest.
“”but you are not commenting on their personal status as Ovdei A”Z.
It was for this that I specifically apologized because some people seemed to think that I had intended to comment on their personal status when this was certainly not the case.