[Vision2020] Mr. Mole (or The Wind in the Elders)

[keely emerinemix]

The second paragraph, below, is worth all of the hassle and annoyance of two 
years' worth of Vision  2020 posts and says it better than I ever could.

Consider yourselves as having heard a loud and enthusiastic "Amen!" from 
this reader, with sincere thanks to Joan.

keely emerine mix

From: Joan Opyr <joanopyr at earthlink.net>
To: Vision2020 Moscow <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Subject: [Vision2020] Mr. Mole (or The Wind in the Elders)
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:39:11 -0700

I'm happy to tell Jerry Owen where I got the memo I forwarded to Vision 2020 
last night: I got it from a Christ Church mole.  There are several of them.  
As many as Doug suspects?  More, perhaps, than he fears?  Who knows?  All I 
can say is that they email me out of the blue, and they often ask me to 
forward things for them.  Sometimes, I do; sometimes, I don't.  I rely on my 
own best judgment, and I always cut, paste, and strip the headers.

What's that you say, Jerry?  You don't like it?  Neither, to be quite 
honest, do I.  It's my feeling that a real church wouldn't have moles; a 
real church wouldn't need them.  By my definition, a real church is a 
voluntary gathering of men and women who worship, think and pray as they see 
fit without fear of retaliation (either financial, spiritual or social) from 
their pastor.  The members of a real church feel free to speak their dissent 
out loud and in public -- before God, before their pastor, and before their 
fellow parishioners.  If Christ Church were a real church, if its members 
were truly free, then they wouldn't me emailing me.  They'd be speaking 
without fear to their elders and their pastor.  They wouldn't be turning for 
succor to a sympathetic lesbian Jew.

You don't like that I forwarded your email, Jerry?  Then do something about 
it.  Take your concern to your pastor.  Ask him why it is that Christ Church 
seems to generate more moles per capita than the Catholic Church during the 
Spanish Inquisition.  When he lies to you (and he will), try whispering the 
word "Duck" in his ear.  If he blushes, let me know and I will rejoice 
because at least he's still capable of shame.  I suspect, however, that 
he'll just hide under his desk and write another nasty Blog and Mablog.

"You can't hide your lying eyes,
And your smile is a thin disguise.
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lying eyes."

The Eagles.  I hope you'll keep them in mind for next year's Trinity Fest as 
a smart alternative to Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
www.auntie-establishment.com

PS: Do yourself a favor, Mr. Owen.  Reread "Labor of Love."  I just did.  
Yes, its author chose to remain anonymous, just like those poor Christ 
Church moles.  So what?  The temple of your soul is on fire, Mr. Owen.  A 
man has yelled stop, drop, and roll.  Do you really need to know his name?

_____________________________________________________
List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the communities 
of the Palouse since 1994.                 http://www.fsr.net                
                 mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_________________________________________________________________
Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! 
http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/