I made no claim one way or the other about some purported “initial” position. What I said was:
My statement is true, for anyone who knows: (a) the meaning of the English word, “mandated”; and (b) Discovery’s repeated and emphatic public statements at the time of the Dover trial and since. The fact that you haven’t bothered to read Discovery’s repeated and emphatic public statements is your problem, and nobody else’s.
But I’d much rather hear what Greg has to say, since his is a voice we don’t hear from on this site. I’m trying to have a civilized discussion with him. If that can’t be held here, because of partisan interruptions from atheists, I’ll simply take the discussion to Greg privately, Christian to Christian.