[Vision2020] Re: another question for Doug Wilson

Thomas Bartnick Smectymnus@earthlink.net
Fri, 5 Mar 2004 08:44:58 -0800


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Fellow Visionaries

=20

Wilson says,

=20

=93And lest some anonymous poster take this as an invitation to lecture =
us on shame and shamelessness, let me point out that thus far he has =
been too craven and embarrassed to sign his own name. Shame, aye. Wisdom =
is identified by her children, and folly by her bastards.=94

=20

But this raises an interesting question. How come every time Rose Huskey =
touches one of Wilson=92s exposed nerves, a new =93forum member=94 =
arrives to let her have it? We have =93Edna #1,=94 Doug =93the Bubba=94 =
Jones, =93A. Tad Nosey,=94 =93P.S. Stile,=94 and now =93Kyle =
DeSpinauer.=94=20

=20

Anonymity bothers Wilson except when it serves his deceitful ends. =
Surely he remembers the time that he anonymously doctored the =93Welcome =
to Moscow=94 sign on the Pullman Highway so that he could grandstand on =
women=92s breasts.

=20

Come to think of it, he paid off the casino house just two months before =
he scolded the Palouse for the topless carwash. Maybe if the Morton =
Street Casino=92s playing cards were adorned with naked women, he would =
have had cause of action to discipline the gamblers.

=20

I could cite other examples of Wilson hiding behind anonymity, but =
I=92ll keep those cards close to my . . . my breast. Aye, wisdom is =
identified by her children, folly by her bastards, and wickedness by its =
fruit.

=20

Thomas Bartnick







=20

----- Original Message -----=20
From: "bill london" <london@moscow.com>
To: "Douglas" <dougwils@moscow.com>
Cc: <credenda@moscow.com>; "Vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:32 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Re: another question for Doug Wilson


> D-
> Thanks for continuing to respond, as I continue to seek answers.
>=20
> First, I would like to reply to your question posed in the final=20
> paragraph (in the message reprinted below): "Bill, do your people have =

> no shame?"  Doug, the authors of the dougsplotch website are not my=20
> people.  I do not know who created that website, and first learned of =
it=20
> when I read about it on V2020.  And as to whether or not they have any =

> shame, I can not answer, but I do presume they are interested in=20
> learning the truth about this casino incident, as I am.  Which brings =
me=20
> to these questions....
>=20
> As I read your last posting, you agreed that the 8 contentions below,=20
> which I listed in my previous email as the core message of the=20
> dougsplotch website, are accurate--with the exception of #3 and #4.
> 1. in the fall of 2001, Christ Church member Ethan opens a casino in a =

> garage in Moscow, offering illegal gambling and alcohol. church member =

> Brett serves as bank
> 2. in Dec of 2001, you found out about the casino and took the =
following=20
> action: cancelled all debts, including $4,500 owed to the bank and =
tells=20
> those who had won approximately $1000 from the bank to return it to =
the=20
> bank.
> 3. Ethan said the casino was OK'ed by another Christ Church officer.
> 4. Casino players who won the $1000 refuse to return the money.
> 5. Brett contacts you to get his $1000
> 6. Christ Church elders take $1000 from church general funds and you=20
> give it to Brett in June 2002
> 7. Brett wants to declare the $1000 as income in reporting federal tax =

> in 2003 (and wants IRS form 1099 from church to explain receipt).
> 8. Christ Church refuses to supply IRS form 1099.
>=20
> Regarding #3:  You did not specifically refer to this allegation.  Is =
it=20
> true that Ethan said that the casino was OK'ed by an officer of your=20
> church?  Was it?  If so, by which officer?
>=20
> Regarding #4: You said Brett refused to accept money from one of the=20
> several players who won money at the casino.  That contradicts the=20
> information presented on the dougsplotch website.  That raises another =

> question: did Brett refuse money from all the players who were =
supposed=20
> to repay their winnings?
>=20
> Thanks BL
>=20
> -----------------------------=20
> Douglas wrote:
>=20
> >
> > Dear Bill,
> >
> > Since you posted your question to v2020, I would appreciate it if =
you=20
> > passed along my answer in its entirety. As I mentioned to you =
before,=20
> > I have never before seen such a combination of malevolence and=20
> > incompetence. And if it is not too late, you need to take great care =

> > because this deadly combination appears to be catching.
> >
> > An initial observation that I will repeat again at the close of this =

> > post is this. I strongly object to the necessity of having to answer =

> > charges manufactured out of private pastoral correspondence. As a=20
> > pastor, counseling many people on many sensitive issues, you need to =

> > know that I now have to proceed on the supposition that at some =
point=20
> > Bill London will be rifling through the exchanges, and posting=20
> > questions about it on the Internet. I have to assume this because I=20
> > know from direct experience that many of my adversaries in this town =

> > have no sense of propriety or proportion. And lest some anonymous=20
> > poster take this as an invitation to lecture us on shame and=20
> > shamelessness, let me point out that thus far he has been too craven =

> > and embarrassed to sign his own name. Shame, aye. Wisdom is =
identified=20
> > by her children, and folly by her bastards.
> >
> > But since the wickedness is already done, my duty is to try to=20
> > ameliorate the damage to those who are being wronged in this. So try =

> > this chronology on:
> >
> > 1. Brett Bauer begins to behave in such an atrocious, illegal,=20
> > disrespectful, and unloving fashion that he ruins his credibility as =
a=20
> > witness to everyone in the world except for James Nelson and Thomas=20
> > Bartnick.
> >
> > 2. The elders of Christ Church find out about his gambling =
operation,=20
> > shut it down, rebuke all the participants and culpable by-standers,=20
> > negate all debts incurred, and require all parties to return the =
money=20
> > they acquired. Are those the charges? Then we are as guilty as it=20
> > gets. And you may confirm our "guilt" in this matter by referring to =

> > the documents posted by our judicially-blinded adversaries.
> >
> > 3. In the aftermath, Brett Bauer refuses to take money from one of=20
> > guys attempting to return his winnings, while complaining at the =
same=20
> > time that the church was robbing him through our mediation. In order =

> > to be above all reproach, our elders appropriated the money to =
ensure=20
> > the gambling restitution (not debts) was paid to him, entered that=20
> > transaction in our minutes as part of our COVER-UP, I gave the money =

> > to Brett personally and warned him about the state of his soul, and=20
> > Brett was so concerned about the morality of the whole business that =

> > he went and cashed the check. We also instructed the young men=20
> > concerned that they could donate money back to our deacons' fund=20
> > instead of paying restitution to Brett. And that money was donated =
to=20
> > the deacons' fund by the Atwoods.
> >
> > 4. Brett suddenly acquires scruples about the tax status of his =
money=20
> > that had been returned to him. But if I left my wallet on a =
restaurant=20
> > table, and the waiter chased me down and gave it to me, he would not =

> > also owe me a W-2.
> >
> > 5. Years later, anti-gambling crusaders (e.g. anti-Christ Church, =
any=20
> > stick is good enough to throw) show up, find that Brett Bauer has=20
> > apparent credibility, and want answers now.
> >
> > And here I return to my first point. Bill, do your people have no=20
> > shame? No sense of decency? "An ungodly man digs up evil, and it is =
on=20
> > his lips like a burning fire" (Prov. 16:27).
> >
> > Douglas Wilson
> >
> > P.S. My wife and I count as one of the great privileges of our life=20
> > our friendship with Roy and Bev Atwood, a godly and gracious =
Christian=20
> > couple. And I am pleased that their son Ethan appears to be past the =

> > difficulties that beset him a few years ago. He certainly has been =
far=20
> > more teachable and receptive of correction than all his critics put=20
> > together.
> >
> >
> >
> > At 04:02 PM 2/29/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> >
> >> D-
> >> Thanks for your response to my question about the accuracy of the=20
> >> information on the <www.dougsplotch.net> website.
> >> You suggested that I carefully read the documentation that is=20
> >> provided on that site and then find the proof there that the =
charges=20
> >> are false.
> >> I did carefully read the documentation and did not find the proof=20
> >> that the charges are false.  Maybe, if you were specific regarding=20
> >> the points raised, we could get this sorted out.
> >>
> >> So, please specifically comment on the accuracy of the following=20
> >> points made on the website:
> >> 1. in the fall of 2001, Christ Church member Ethan opens a casino =
in=20
> >> a garage in Moscow, offering illegal gambling and alcohol. church=20
> >> member Brett serves as bank
> >> 2. in Dec of 2001, you found out about the casino and took the=20
> >> following action: cancelled all debts, including $4,500 owed to the =

> >> bank and tells those who had won approximately $1000 from the bank =
to=20
> >> return it to the bank.
> >> 3. Ethan said the casino was OK'ed by another Christ Church =
officer.
> >> 4. Casino players who won the $1000 refuse to return the money.
> >> 5. Brett contacts you to get his $1000
> >> 6. Christ Church elders take $1000 from church general funds and =
you=20
> >> give it to Brett in June 2002
> >> 7. Brett wants to declare the $1000 as income in reporting federal=20
> >> tax in 2003 (and wants IRS form 1099 from church to explain =
receipt).
> >> 8. Christ Church refuses to supply IRS form 1099.
> >>
> >> Please address the accuracy of these 8 points.  The documentation =
on=20
> >> that website (emails and letters reproduced) indicates these 8 =
points=20
> >> are accurate.
> >> BL
> >>
> >>
> >> Douglas wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Dear Bill,
> >>>
> >>> What you need to do is look at what the web site claims about us,=20
> >>> and then carefully read the documentation they provide for it. =
They=20
> >>> basically provide ample proof that their charges are false, so you =

> >>> really need nothing further from me. I have never before in my =
life=20
> >>> seen such a combination of malevolence and incompetence. But =
thanks=20
> >>> for checking with me.
> >>>
> >>> Cordially,
> >>>
> >>> Douglas
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> At 09:39 AM 2/27/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> D-
> >>>> I have visited the website <http://www.dougsplotch.net>.
> >>>>
> >>>> This website focuses on a series of incidents about an alleged=20
> >>>> casino operation involving a number of  members of your church. =20
> >>>> According to the website documents, the casino story began in the =

> >>>> fall of 2001, when the son of the dean of New St. Andrews College =

> >>>> opened a blackjack casino in his garage.
> >>>>
> >>>> The website explains that the casino was a fully operational =
gaming=20
> >>>> facility equipped with books, chips, wet bar, free alcohol, a=20
> >>>> secret doorbell, casino trappings, credited money from the house, =

> >>>> and a $100 betting-limit per hand. In addition to violating state =

> >>>> laws, such as dispensing alcohol to minors, the casino violated=20
> >>>> federal statutes, including a handful of racketeering laws. The=20
> >>>> casino s patrons were all members in good standing at Christ=20
> >>>> Church; many were students at New St. Andrews.
> >>>>
> >>>> According to the documents provided on that website, when you=20
> >>>> discovered the casino, you paid $1,000 from church funds to =
settle=20
> >>>> the debts and protect the casino operators.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is the information provided on this website accurate?
> >>>> BL
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face=3DGaramond size=3D3>=93And lest some anonymous poster take this as =
an invitation=20
to lecture us on shame and shamelessness, let me point out that thus far =
he has=20
been too craven and embarrassed to sign his own name. Shame, aye. Wisdom =
is=20
identified by her children, and folly by her bastards.=94</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3DGaramond>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3DGaramond>But this raises an interesting question. How come every =
time Rose=20
Huskey touches one of Wilson=92s exposed nerves, a new =93forum =
member=94 arrives to=20
let her have it? We have =93Edna #1,=94 Doug =93the Bubba=94 Jones, =
=93A. Tad Nosey,=94=20
=93P.S. Stile,=94 and now =93<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A=20
title=3Dregionalenquirer@hotmail.com=20
href=3D"mailto:regionalenquirer@hotmail.com"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: =
none">Kyle=20
DeSpinauer</SPAN></A>.=94 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DGaramond =

size=3D3>Anonymity bothers Wilson except when it serves his deceitful =
ends. Surely=20
he remembers the time that he anonymously doctored the =93Welcome to =
Moscow=94 sign=20
on the Pullman Highway so that he could grandstand on women=92s=20
breasts.</FONT></P>
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face=3DGaramond>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DGaramond =
size=3D3>Come=20
to think of it, he paid off the casino house just two months before he =
scolded=20
the Palouse for the topless carwash. Maybe if the Morton Street =
Casino=92s playing=20
cards were adorned with naked women, he would have had cause of action =
to=20
discipline the gamblers.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3DGaramond>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DGaramond =
size=3D3>I=20
could cite other examples of Wilson hiding behind anonymity, but I=92ll =
keep those=20
cards close to my . . . my breast. <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; =
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times =
New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Aye,=20
wisdom is identified by her children, folly by her bastards, and =
wickedness by=20
its fruit.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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Bartnick</FONT></P>
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<DIV>----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV>From: "bill london" &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:london@moscow.com">london@moscow.com</A>&gt;</DIV>
<DIV>To: "Douglas" &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:dougwils@moscow.com">dougwils@moscow.com</A>&gt;</DIV>
<DIV>Cc: &lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:credenda@moscow.com">credenda@moscow.com</A>&gt;;=20
"Vision2020" &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>&gt;</DIV>=

<DIV>Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:32 AM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: [Vision2020] Re: another question for Doug =
Wilson</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>&gt; D-<BR>&gt; Thanks for continuing to respond, as I =
continue=20
to seek answers.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; First, I would like to reply to your =
question=20
posed in the final <BR>&gt; paragraph (in the message reprinted below): =
"Bill,=20
do your people have <BR>&gt; no shame?"&nbsp; Doug, the authors of the=20
dougsplotch website are not my <BR>&gt; people.&nbsp; I do not know who =
created=20
that website, and first learned of it <BR>&gt; when I read about it on=20
V2020.&nbsp; And as to whether or not they have any <BR>&gt; shame, I =
can not=20
answer, but I do presume they are interested in <BR>&gt; learning the =
truth=20
about this casino incident, as I am.&nbsp; Which brings me <BR>&gt; to =
these=20
questions....<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; As I read your last posting, you agreed =
that the=20
8 contentions below, <BR>&gt; which I listed in my previous email as the =
core=20
message of the <BR>&gt; dougsplotch website, are accurate--with the =
exception of=20
#3 and #4.<BR>&gt; 1. in the fall of 2001, Christ Church member Ethan =
opens a=20
casino in a <BR>&gt; garage in Moscow, offering illegal gambling and =
alcohol.=20
church member <BR>&gt; Brett serves as bank<BR>&gt; 2. in Dec of 2001, =
you found=20
out about the casino and took the following <BR>&gt; action: cancelled =
all=20
debts, including $4,500 owed to the bank and tells <BR>&gt; those who =
had won=20
approximately $1000 from the bank to return it to the <BR>&gt; =
bank.<BR>&gt; 3.=20
Ethan said the casino was OK'ed by another Christ Church =
officer.<BR>&gt; 4.=20
Casino players who won the $1000 refuse to return the money.<BR>&gt; 5. =
Brett=20
contacts you to get his $1000<BR>&gt; 6. Christ Church elders take $1000 =
from=20
church general funds and you <BR>&gt; give it to Brett in June =
2002<BR>&gt; 7.=20
Brett wants to declare the $1000 as income in reporting federal tax =
<BR>&gt; in=20
2003 (and wants IRS form 1099 from church to explain receipt).<BR>&gt; =
8. Christ=20
Church refuses to supply IRS form 1099.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Regarding =
#3:&nbsp; You=20
did not specifically refer to this allegation.&nbsp; Is it <BR>&gt; true =
that=20
Ethan said that the casino was OK'ed by an officer of your <BR>&gt;=20
church?&nbsp; Was it?&nbsp; If so, by which officer?<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; =
Regarding=20
#4: You said Brett refused to accept money from one of the <BR>&gt; =
several=20
players who won money at the casino.&nbsp; That contradicts the <BR>&gt; =

information presented on the dougsplotch website.&nbsp; That raises =
another=20
<BR>&gt; question: did Brett refuse money from all the players who were =
supposed=20
<BR>&gt; to repay their winnings?<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Thanks BL<BR>&gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
----------------------------- <BR>&gt; Douglas wrote:<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt;=20
&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; Dear Bill,<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; Since you posted =
your=20
question to v2020, I would appreciate it if you <BR>&gt; &gt; passed =
along my=20
answer in its entirety. As I mentioned to you before, <BR>&gt; &gt; I =
have never=20
before seen such a combination of malevolence and <BR>&gt; &gt; =
incompetence.=20
And if it is not too late, you need to take great care <BR>&gt; &gt; =
because=20
this deadly combination appears to be catching.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt; An=20
initial observation that I will repeat again at the close of this =
<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
post is this. I strongly object to the necessity of having to answer =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; charges manufactured out of private pastoral correspondence. As a =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; pastor, counseling many people on many sensitive issues, you need =
to=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; know that I now have to proceed on the supposition that at =
some=20
point <BR>&gt; &gt; Bill London will be rifling through the exchanges, =
and=20
posting <BR>&gt; &gt; questions about it on the Internet. I have to =
assume this=20
because I <BR>&gt; &gt; know from direct experience that many of my =
adversaries=20
in this town <BR>&gt; &gt; have no sense of propriety or proportion. And =
lest=20
some anonymous <BR>&gt; &gt; poster take this as an invitation to =
lecture us on=20
shame and <BR>&gt; &gt; shamelessness, let me point out that thus far he =
has=20
been too craven <BR>&gt; &gt; and embarrassed to sign his own name. =
Shame, aye.=20
Wisdom is identified <BR>&gt; &gt; by her children, and folly by her=20
bastards.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; But since the wickedness is already =
done, my=20
duty is to try to <BR>&gt; &gt; ameliorate the damage to those who are =
being=20
wronged in this. So try <BR>&gt; &gt; this chronology on:<BR>&gt; =
&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; 1. Brett Bauer begins to behave in such an atrocious, illegal, =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; disrespectful, and unloving fashion that he ruins his credibility =
as a=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; witness to everyone in the world except for James Nelson =
and=20
Thomas <BR>&gt; &gt; Bartnick.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; 2. The elders =
of Christ=20
Church find out about his gambling operation, <BR>&gt; &gt; shut it =
down, rebuke=20
all the participants and culpable by-standers, <BR>&gt; &gt; negate all =
debts=20
incurred, and require all parties to return the money <BR>&gt; &gt; they =

acquired. Are those the charges? Then we are as guilty as it <BR>&gt; =
&gt; gets.=20
And you may confirm our "guilt" in this matter by referring to <BR>&gt; =
&gt; the=20
documents posted by our judicially-blinded adversaries.<BR>&gt; =
&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; 3. In the aftermath, Brett Bauer refuses to take money from one of =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; guys attempting to return his winnings, while complaining at the =
same=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; time that the church was robbing him through our =
mediation. In=20
order <BR>&gt; &gt; to be above all reproach, our elders appropriated =
the money=20
to ensure <BR>&gt; &gt; the gambling restitution (not debts) was paid to =
him,=20
entered that <BR>&gt; &gt; transaction in our minutes as part of our =
COVER-UP, I=20
gave the money <BR>&gt; &gt; to Brett personally and warned him about =
the state=20
of his soul, and <BR>&gt; &gt; Brett was so concerned about the morality =
of the=20
whole business that <BR>&gt; &gt; he went and cashed the check. We also=20
instructed the young men <BR>&gt; &gt; concerned that they could donate =
money=20
back to our deacons' fund <BR>&gt; &gt; instead of paying restitution to =
Brett.=20
And that money was donated to <BR>&gt; &gt; the deacons' fund by the=20
Atwoods.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; 4. Brett suddenly acquires scruples =
about the=20
tax status of his money <BR>&gt; &gt; that had been returned to him. But =
if I=20
left my wallet on a restaurant <BR>&gt; &gt; table, and the waiter =
chased me=20
down and gave it to me, he would not <BR>&gt; &gt; also owe me a =
W-2.<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; 5. Years later, anti-gambling crusaders (e.g. =
anti-Christ=20
Church, any <BR>&gt; &gt; stick is good enough to throw) show up, find =
that=20
Brett Bauer has <BR>&gt; &gt; apparent credibility, and want answers=20
now.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; And here I return to my first point. =
Bill, do=20
your people have no <BR>&gt; &gt; shame? No sense of decency? "An =
ungodly man=20
digs up evil, and it is on <BR>&gt; &gt; his lips like a burning fire" =
(Prov.=20
16:27).<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; Douglas Wilson<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt; P.S.=20
My wife and I count as one of the great privileges of our life <BR>&gt; =
&gt; our=20
friendship with Roy and Bev Atwood, a godly and gracious Christian =
<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
couple. And I am pleased that their son Ethan appears to be past the =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; difficulties that beset him a few years ago. He certainly has been =
far=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; more teachable and receptive of correction than all his =
critics=20
put <BR>&gt; &gt; together.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
At 04:02 PM 2/29/2004 -0800, you wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
D-<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt; Thanks for your response to my question about the accuracy of =
the=20
<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; information on the &lt;<A=20
href=3D"http://www.dougsplotch.net">www.dougsplotch.net</A>&gt; =
website.<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt; You suggested that I carefully read the documentation that is =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt; provided on that site and then find the proof there that the =
charges=20
<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; are false.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; I did carefully read the=20
documentation and did not find the proof <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; that the =
charges are=20
false.&nbsp; Maybe, if you were specific regarding <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; the =
points=20
raised, we could get this sorted out.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
So,=20
please specifically comment on the accuracy of the following <BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;=20
points made on the website:<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 1. in the fall of 2001, =
Christ=20
Church member Ethan opens a casino in <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; a garage in =
Moscow,=20
offering illegal gambling and alcohol. church <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; member =
Brett=20
serves as bank<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 2. in Dec of 2001, you found out about =
the=20
casino and took the <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; following action: cancelled all =
debts,=20
including $4,500 owed to the <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; bank and tells those who =
had won=20
approximately $1000 from the bank to <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; return it to the=20
bank.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 3. Ethan said the casino was OK'ed by another =
Christ=20
Church officer.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 4. Casino players who won the $1000 =
refuse to=20
return the money.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 5. Brett contacts you to get his=20
$1000<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 6. Christ Church elders take $1000 from church =
general=20
funds and you <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; give it to Brett in June 2002<BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;=20
7. Brett wants to declare the $1000 as income in reporting federal =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt; tax in 2003 (and wants IRS form 1099 from church to explain=20
receipt).<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; 8. Christ Church refuses to supply IRS form=20
1099.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; Please address the accuracy of =
these 8=20
points.&nbsp; The documentation on <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; that website =
(emails and=20
letters reproduced) indicates these 8 points <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; are=20
accurate.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; BL<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;=20
Douglas wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;&gt; Dear=20
Bill,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; What you need to do is =
look at=20
what the web site claims about us, <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; and then =
carefully read=20
the documentation they provide for it. They <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; =
basically=20
provide ample proof that their charges are false, so you <BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;&gt;=20
really need nothing further from me. I have never before in my life =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt;&gt; seen such a combination of malevolence and incompetence. =
But thanks=20
<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; for checking with me.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; =

&gt;&gt;&gt; Cordially,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;=20
Douglas<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; At 09:39 AM 2/27/2004 -0800, you=20
wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; D-<BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;=20
I have visited the website &lt;<A=20
href=3D"http://www.dougsplotch.net">http://www.dougsplotch.net</A>&gt;.<B=
R>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; This website focuses on a =
series of=20
incidents about an alleged <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; casino operation =
involving=20
a number of&nbsp; members of your church.&nbsp; <BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;=20
According to the website documents, the casino story began in the =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; fall of 2001, when the son of the dean of New St. =
Andrews=20
College <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; opened a blackjack casino in his=20
garage.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; The website =
explains=20
that the casino was a fully operational gaming <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; =

facility equipped with books, chips, wet bar, free alcohol, a <BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; secret doorbell, casino trappings, credited money from =
the=20
house, <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; and a $100 betting-limit per hand. In =
addition=20
to violating state <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; laws, such as dispensing =
alcohol to=20
minors, the casino violated <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; federal statutes,=20
including a handful of racketeering laws. The <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; =
casino s=20
patrons were all members in good standing at Christ <BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;=20
Church; many were students at New St. Andrews.<BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; According to the documents provided on that website, =
when you=20
<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; discovered the casino, you paid $1,000 from =
church=20
funds to settle <BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; the debts and protect the =
casino=20
operators.<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Is the =
information=20
provided on this website accurate?<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;=20
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