"I knew very little about my grandfather, but I found out that he was a writer who was very open minded, believed in freedom and that everyone should respect each other," she said.
No matter how open-minded I believed my companion to be, the coming-out conversation was always excruciating.
Sufficiently open-minded to believe that near-daily transcendental meditation has changed his life and always ready to listen to alternative opinions, he is also no-nonsense enough not to be taken in by jargon or meaningless soundbites.
All are open-minded and believe that besides their passionate devotion to the Orthodox Church, it is important to be perceived as individuals committed to diversity and acceptance".
The question is, while we may go to sexual empowerment parties like "Sex Power God," are we really as open-minded as we believe?
I generally say something like, "I can't really answer that because the US citizens that I know who I personally surround myself with are liberal, open-minded people that believe in equal rights, respect, and opportunities regardless of a person's race, sexual orientation, gender, or beliefs".
"People like my grandmother who are not as open-minded and do not believe in diversity, they just wouldn't understand, but this is not an evil religion.
"She is a very open-minded person; we cannot believe these accusations at all," said Siham Ahmad Haza, 24, who described herself as a close friend of Ms. Samawi's, and a fellow student of computer engineering at Sana University.
The deeper question is whether the uncertainty at the center mimics the plurality of possibilities essential to liberal debate, as the more open-minded theologians like to believe, or is an antique mystery in a story open only as the tomb is open, with a mystery left inside, never to be entirely explored or explained.
Mr Lansley told the Times he was open-minded, but that he believed attractive packaging helped recruit smokers from a young age.
