[Vision2020] Dr Brown Post
Dr Brown
drbrown@gritman.org
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:01:33 -0800
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Lest there be any further confusion, the reason for the "Arnold =
Schwarzenegger" posting was to ridicule the idea of comparing Doug =
Wilson with him, on any level. Doug Wilson and Christ Church have been =
positive presences in Moscow in multiple ways. To list a few for those =
of you unable to think of any...
-Bringing hundreds of tax paying families to the area
-Spawning several highly regarded educational alternatives to the =
Palouse from Kindergarden to College levels.
-Always being available to provide counsel and assistance to people =
seeking Pastoral counsel even if they are not members of his =
congregation.
-Encouraging congregants to give much of their tithe money to =
charitible organizations and not to Christ Church.
-Consistently charitable to those who oppose him or his messages, =
allowing high emotion topics to be discussed in public forums with =
relative civility such as the recent Margaret Sanger discussion at UI.
It bothers me that these positives are disregarded when Doug Wilson =
is discussed. People are complex, and demeaning them with straw man =
contractions of their histories and characters is not acting as a good =
neighbor.
I would like to add, that as a former member of Christ Church who =
left without the blessings of the Christ Church leadership, I think I am =
in a good position to judge the charitable nature of Christ Church and =
its leadership.
John B
PS- Doug Wilson has lots more facial hair than Arnold, anyway.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lest there be any further confusion, =
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Wilson with him, on any level. Doug Wilson and Christ Church have =
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positive presences in Moscow in multiple ways. To list a few for =
those of=20
you unable to think of any...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> -Bringing =
hundreds of tax=20
paying families to the area</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> -Spawning =
several highly=20
regarded educational alternatives to the Palouse from Kindergarden=20
to College levels.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> -Always being =
available to=20
provide counsel and assistance to people seeking Pastoral counsel even =
if they=20
are not members of his congregation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> -Encouraging =
congregants=20
to give much of their tithe money to charitible organizations and not to =
Christ=20
Church.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> -Consistently =
charitable=20
to those who oppose him or his messages, allowing high emotion topics to =
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discussed in public forums with relative civility such as the recent =
Margaret=20
Sanger discussion at UI.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> It bothers me =
that these=20
positives are disregarded when Doug Wilson is discussed. People =
are=20
complex, and demeaning them with straw man contractions of their =
histories and=20
characters is not acting as a good neighbor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I would like to add, that =
as a former=20
member of Christ Church who left without the blessings of the Christ =
Church=20
leadership, I think I am in a good position to judge the charitable =
nature of=20
Christ Church and its leadership.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John B</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS- Doug Wilson has lots more facial =
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Arnold, anyway.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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