[Vision2020] Nathan's Questions

[DonaldH675 at aol.com]

Visionaries:  

I applaud Nate's  desire to learn more about the candidates.  Although he is  
not a candidate, perhaps this is a singular opportunity to expand the  
dialogue.  Could it be that Nathan's gesture will prove to  be a veritable  balm in 
Gilead to heal our community?  
 
With that happy premise in mind, I hope that Nathan will respond on Vision  
2020 to the following questions. I have tried to frame them in the same  spirit 
of humility, sincerity, and general good will that he modeled.
 
 
1.  Property tax issues are of special interest to  me.  Please substantiate 
your claim that counties throughout  Idaho ignore state law and grant 
unmerited property tax exemptions to  non-profit organizations.  We both know, Nathan, 
that Idaho code  allows apportionment on some kinds of non-profit properties, 
but with  very specific limits. Churches, church owned office buildings, and 
schools  (except for public charter schools) by statute are required to be 
used  exclusively for their intended purpose(s) in order to be granted property 
tax  exemption.  _http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=630060002B.K_ 
(http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=630060002B.K)    and 
_http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=630060002E.K_ 
(http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=630060002E.K) 

 
2.  How many elders, deacons, and congregation members of  Christ Church or 
Trinity Reform operate boarding houses without the  required conditional use 
permits?  What impact do these boarding  houses have on neighboring property 
owners?
 
3.  What  is your understanding (the corporate you, which includes the  other 
civility seeking citizens) of John 8:1-11?  Is this a  lesson about 
compassion and forgiveness, or, is Jesus urging us  to publicly condemn and humiliate 
those who stumble?
  
4.   You ask ""Do you believe that the Vision 20/20 e-mail forum  is a good 
reflection on the City of Moscow?"  I ask if Dale  Courtney's blog, "Right 
Mind" _http://right-mind.us/blogs/default.aspx?GroupID=3,_ 
(http://right-mind.us/blogs/default.aspx?GroupID=3,)   Ed Iverson's  Daily News column, and the 
church magazine, Credenda Agenda _http://credenda.org/_ (http://credenda.org/)  are 
 good reflections of Christ Church?

 
5.    Do you think sending out a bogus email  under the signature of a 
university leader is an example of a computer  crime, or is it similar to 
(hypothetically speaking) a high tech  opportunity for Trinitarian skylarking?  
 
6.      What circumstances/events have created the  impression that the 
leaders of Christ Church are racist, disdainful of the law,  and patronizing to 
women?  Do you personally favor the application of  the stoning or the exile 
solution for gay and lesbian people? 
 
Cordially,
Rose Huskey


"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,  then 
you win." Mohatma  Gandhi
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