[Vision2020] kirk email

[Donovan Arnold]

What??  Dale Courtney is not a religious organization
last time I checked. He is a private citizen, as Mr.
Hansen stated, stating his support for or against
candidates for elected office. When did this become a
controversial issue? 

-DJA

--- J Ford <privatejf32 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> But, they are NOT being political and have no
> political agenda...yeah, right 
> and the London Bridge is still for sale, for a
> reduced price no less.
> 
> J  ;)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
> >To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> >Subject: [Vision2020] kirk email
> >Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:24:53 -0800
> >
> >Dear Visionaires and Kirkers Who Might Be Lurking,
> >
> >On Thursday, Nov. 3, a confidante of Doug Wilson’s
> sent an inflammatory 
> >email to the Christ Church/Trinity Reformed Church
> email list, strongly 
> >discouraging church members from voting for Nancy
> Chaney, Aaron Ament, Kit 
> >Craine, Evan Holmes, and Bob Stout.
> >
> >The writer predicated his email on a single dubious
> issue, saying, “This 
> >election will be critical to the future of New
> Saint Andrews, Atlas School, 
> >Christ Church, and Trinity Reformed,” and he went
> on to misrepresent and/or 
> >distort the truth concerning the above-named
> candidates’ positions.  I have 
> >talked with Kit at length, and I have never heard
> her say anything – good, 
> >bad, or indifferent – about NSA, the Kirk, or any
> religious group.  I 
> >recall a letter to the editor from Aaron this
> summer stating that he only 
> >wants code to be enforced and has no animus toward
> NSA, and I have to 
> >assume he is speaking truthfully.  Evan has
> maintained elsewhere that he 
> >did respond to the infamous Wilsonian questionnaire
> when appropriate, given 
> >the ethical  imperatives of his position on the
> Board of Adjustment.
> >
> >The writer continued his screed by declaring that
> the Moscow Civic 
> >Association “was formed in the summer of 2002
> specifically in reaction to 
> >New Saint Andrews College and Christ Church,”
> which, I’m guessing, would be 
> >news to MCA, and he closed it by encouraging
> members not to “waste” their 
> >votes.  He also encourages NSA students to register
> to vote.  (They should, 
> >but not because a Big Guy tells them to).
> >
> >It is difficult to imagine why a religious
> organization that claims no 
> >political agenda would resort to duplicitous scare
> tactics in order to 
> >manipulate its membership, although it is, perhaps,
> easy to see why Christ 
> >Church would.  Nonetheless, there is a moral and
> Biblical imperative to not 
> >bear false witness, and many of the statements
> below are just that.  I 
> >believe it is important for voters to know this.
> >
> >keely emerine mix
> >
> >
> >
> >From: “Dale Courtney” <dmcourtn at moscow.com>
> >To: <Kirkers & Trinity Reformed members>
> >Subject: 8 Nov Moscow Mayoral and City Council
> Elections
> >Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:51:32 -0800
> >Kirkers & Trinity Reformed members:
> >
> >As you may well know, Tuesday (8 Nov) is Election
> Day.
> >
> >For Moscow voters, this election will be critical
> to the future of New 
> >Saint Andrews, Atlas School, Christ Church, and
> Trinity Reformed.
> >
> >The Daily News says that zoning is the critical
> topic in the 8 November 
> >election.  I agree with that assessment.
> >
> >With that in mind, a group of six Christ
> Church/Trinity Reformed members 
> >(without any direction from the elders, it is
> important to note), created a 
> >questionnaire that was sent to each of the
> candidates.
> >
> >You can find their answers to our survey over at 
>
>http://right-mind.us/2005CityCouncilQuestionnaire.htm
> >
> >Note: three refused to answer our questionnaire
> even after repeated 
> >follow-up requests: Kit Craine, John Dodson, and
> Evan Holmes.
> >
> >You can also find the candidates’ answers
> concerning NSA remaining downtown 
> >over at
>
http://right-mind.us/blogs/blog_0/archive/2005/10/12/37388.aspx
> >
> >There are two candidates that are outspoken and
> adamant about getting NSA 
> >out of Moscow: Aaron Ament and Kit Crane.
> >
> >Aaron Ament commented that NSA students are
> “androids,” New Saint Andrews 
> >College is the “android college,” and Doug Wilson
> is the fat “android in 
> >command.”
> >
>
>http://right-mind.us/blogs/intolerista_island/archive/2005/10/01/37039.aspx
> >
> >Write-in candidate for mayor, Randy Blanton, refers
> to Douglas Wilson as 
> >“Mr. Clan.”
> >
> >There are also two candidates who have been
> promoted by the Moscow Civic 
> >Association.  MCA is the “progressive” watchdog
> group in Moscow that grooms 
> >and runs candidates for office.  MCA was formed in
> the summer of 2002 
> >specifically in reaction to New Saint Andrews
> College and Christ Church.
> >
> >The two candidates that MCA is pushing are Nancy
> Chaney (for mayor) and Bob 
> >Stout (for 4-year seat on the City Council).  See: 
> >http://www.moscowcivic.org/ for the MCA’s
> endorsement.
> >
> >Far be it from me to tell you for whom you should
> vote.  However, for all 
> >the reasons listed above, I discourage the
> following candidates:
> >
> >For Mayor:
> >•	Herman Adona
> >•	Randy Blanton (write-in candidate)
> >•	Nancy Chaney
> >
> >For 2-Year Seat:
> >•	Aaron Ament
> >
> >For 4-Year Seat:
> >•	Kit Craine
> >•	John Dodson
> >•	Evan Holmes
> >•	Bob Stout
> >
> >In addition, the persons who win are those with the
> most totaled votes at 
> >the end of the day. There are nine candidates vying
> for three positions on 
> >the City Council.  Therefore, I would encourage you
> to be judicial with 
> >your votes for those 4-Year positions.  You may
> vote for up to three; but 
> >you do not have to vote for three.  If you only
> find one or two you deem to 
> >be worthy, you may not want to waste a vote on
> someone you do not want to 
> >see in office.
> >
> >Finally, you can find links to all of the above
> over at 
> >http://right-mind.us/election.htm
> >
> >As a reminder: voting is in the Moscow Fairground
> Building, and you can 
> >register at the polls if you are not yet registered
> to vote.  To vote you 
> >need to be a US citizen, 18 years or older, and
> have lived in Moscow for 
> >the at least 30 days (college students count!).  To
> register you need proof 
> >of residence (a bank statement with a recent
> address on it, for example) 
> >and a photo ID (driver’s license, for example).
> >
> >The election on Tuesday is very important to the
> future of New Saint 
> >Andrews College, Atlas School, and our
> congregations.  I cannot encourage 
> >you more highly to vote on Tuesday.
> >
> 
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