[Vision2020] setting the record "straight"

[Donovan Arnold]

Visionaries,

While I do NOT have a problem with the Wicca or Pagan
Faith:

"Debbie Robinson-Smith" is listed as an Elder and
Contact Person for the only Wiccan church in Moscow,
the Magical Coyote Coven. It is on the church website:

http://www.pluralism.org/research/profiles/display.php?profile=73385


"Contact Name and Title
Debbie Robinson-Smith, elder"

I could concede the possibility that there are two
people with the name "Deborah Robinson-Smith" in
Moscow. But not with the same phone number, same
church, same religion, not to mention one with only
about 70 members.

I am sure some might buy that that. And maybe that
could be the case in LA for a large church. But I do
not buy it for this small town. 


In addition to sending a copy of Deborah's despicable
emails to leaders of her faith on the national level,
I also chose to send them to the UU church because her
church site states that. . .

"During the winter, when weather is unsuitable for an
outdoor circle, or when the group is too large for a
private circle, the Coven meets in the Unitarian
Universal Church in Moscow, Idaho." 

and also:

"Affiliation with Other Communities/Organizations

loose ties with the rest of the Pagan community in
North Idaho, strong relationship with the Universal
Unitarian Church in Moscow"


I do not have a beef with Wiccans, or any group of
people that want to practice any faith they wish.

But I got a beef with ANYONE that is a religious
leader of any CHURCH or FAITH, whose job it is to set
the example of how to behave but goes public and
launches personal attacks on three people in two
emails, unprovoked attacks at that, not responses to
ones attacking her first, and one even being on a
disabled man not here to defend himself. If Doug
Wilson came on here and did that we  would never hear
the end of it.

I find this behavior unacceptable for any elder or
religious leader, that is not the way moral leaders
should behave, even if the person deserved the
personal attacks on them and more. 

I would have simply contacted just the members of her
church, which would have been more appropriate,
instead of including another one, UU, that they work
closely with, but Deborah is the one and only local
contact member for her church where she is an elder.

Good Day,

Donovan J Arnold
 





--- debismith at moscow.com wrote:

> It was brought to my attention that Donovan Arnold
> reported me to the Unitarians. This is akin 
> to reporting Bill London to the American Medical
> Association for buying bananas. The AMA 
> would wonder why they were supposed to care. The
> Unitarians are probably scratching their 
> heads and saying "Huh? Who's this guy and why is he
> telling us he doesn't like this woman's 
> e-mail?". 
> 
> I'm not a Unitarian, though I think they are fine
> folks. As far as I know, they don't even have 
> "Elders". By the way, while I am getting towards
> elderly, I'm neither old enough or important 
> enough to be called an Elder. My Latter Day Saint
> brothers are Elders in their church so 
> maybe the mistake was in the last name (Robinson).
> Of course, by that logic I also own 
> Robinson Lake Park, Robinson Crusoe was my great
> uncle, and Swiss Family Robinson is the 
> story of my cousins.
> 
> I would suggest that anyone (including Donovan) who
> wants to know anything about me could 
> just ask me---I'm fairly approachable. No need to go
> searching out gossip, publishing wrong 
> info, and making a fool of oneself. And yes, my full
> first name is Deborah. Biblical spelling, 
> look it up, rousing story. I use Debi because those
> lines for signature just won't take a name 
> as long as mine. I'm not, however, "Debbie". As Ms.
> Opyr said "Don't call me Mary, Mary".
> 
> Debi Robinson-Smith
> 
> 
>
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