[Vision2020] Why?

[Donovan Arnold]

"look at what is happening and do your part in stopping it.  People, women, 
children are getting very hurt by this...how can that possibly be good for a 
community?" ----JFord, or whoever does not have the courage to say their 
name.

What is really harmful to this community, is when people who will not even 
identify themselves come on a public forum and slander individuals and say 
things about their personal medical condition. What is hurtful in this 
community is someone is accused of something and cannot even face their 
accuser because they will not show themselves. What is harmful to this 
community is name calling, intolerance of religion, baseless accusations, 
complacency, and obsession with what other people do and practice inside the 
confines of their own homes.

Let Mr. Wilson be himself. If he is a false prophet, he will be exposed and 
others will stop following him. If he is true to God's word, people will see 
this too.

Obsessing about the private lives of the members of his congregation is 
disturbing. The publishing of their personal lives and private medical 
conditions is unacceptable. If the only way you can make your point is to 
publicize someone's personal life to prove your point, your point better be 
much more important then to show a person lied or is a hypocrite because all 
people are hypocrites and lie-pastors, priests and reverends included.

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold


>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] Why?
>Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 21:51:18 -0800
>
>I feel like I need to clear somethings up...you may listen or whatever, but 
>I will have my say.
>
>The original reason I wrote regarding the Dickison issue is not to expose 
>Mr. Dickison as a cad (that was just a bonus) or Marny's illness...I 
>originally wrote because of Doug Wilson's continued attack on everything he 
>does not agree with, yet continues to practice in - in other words, his two 
>faced lifestyle.  I wrote due to my frustrations with his high-handed 
>method of looking down his nose at everyone else that does not fall into 
>step with his way of thinking and his way (supposedly) of living.  I wrote 
>because he LIES and expects people to continue to allow him to.  
>Unfortunately, they have - we all have.
>
>A lot of people are leaving his "church" not because they all of a sudden 
>have turned (gasp - bad word coming) libral, but because Doug Wilson's 
>exposure of his true nature - he simply is not working within or even WITH 
>God's word - he is totally locked into what truthes HE makes up or feels 
>are what we all should be living in.
>
>We are currently in the season of Lent.  It is supposed to be a time of 
>reflection and anticipation of Christ's Saving Grace being realized.  Yet 
>Doug Wilson chooses, for some odd reason, to focus on what HIS views of 
>marriage are and how librals are the curse of all human beings.  He, in my 
>opinion, has totally lost the true focus of this time of year - that Christ 
>is our savior and we need to be looking to HIM for our salvation, not men 
>like Mr. Wilson.  Fact is, we are repeatedly warned by Jesus to stay away 
>from people such as Mr. Wilson and yet the old addage "Those who forget the 
>past are destined to repeat it" is being realized.  We have seen this type 
>of personality many times in modern times - The Moonies, Charles Manson, 
>Jim Jones, David Koresh, and (to borrow from Auntie) the Hara Karishnas.
>
>I watch what is happening to not only families in this "church" but also 
>what is happening to the youth and I am scared.  These people are growing 
>up in a society where tolerance and forgiveness is doled out as per very 
>strict standards as set up by Mr. Wilson.  The truth to them begins, 
>continues and ends with Mr. Wilson.  They don't make a move, believe a word 
>or accept any truth but his.  This is a very scary and very dangerous 
>practice to be allowed to continue without some kind of challenge.
>
>I truly apologize that some people have not seen what I was doing, I 
>apologize for my part in what has happened and I humbly ask for your 
>forgiveness.  But I will NOT ask for forgiveness for my views regarding the 
>cult and Mr. Wilson's part in developing it.
>
>I will again say, when things heat up for him, he never seems to be the one 
>to come out and defend his words - rather, he hides behind his henchmen and 
>his "humor" in his writings on the web.  None of the other previously 
>mentioned cult leaders, fact is NONE in history has ever done any 
>different.  They speak from their throne, let the chips fall where they may 
>and then - hide like the coward they are.
>
>Please, people - look at what is happening and do your part in stopping it. 
>  People, women, children are getting very hurt by this...how can that 
>possibly be good for a community?
>
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