Of course you are welcome here! We welcome everybody!
Even if we don't agree with you on some topics (I'm not saying that people don't agree with you personally...this is a "you" as in general) we are normally very "open" (some of us are set in our ways...coughs*like me!*coughs) but we don't hate you for that. (Unless what you are doing is abusing dogs...I know I try to go by a "love the sinner, hate the sin" kinda thing.
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I don't know why your siggy was removed...it either had too many lines, or too big of a picture...PM Cass and she can probably tell you what is going on.