Fwd: [Vision2020] Fwd: Moscow Medical

[John B. Brown]

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> From: John B. Brown <drbrown at moscow.com>
> Date: September 18, 2005 3:10:04 PM PDT
> To: DonaldH675 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fwd: Moscow Medical
>
> Rose (If I may call you that)
> If we could agree on what we meant by those terms I would certainly 
> join you in condemning them.  I suspect, however, that there would be 
> some disagreement between us as to what aspects of Patriarchy are evil 
> and which are good, and what specifically constituted fanaticism.  As 
> to the others, I suspect we largely agree.  The disagreements may be 
> great enough to make a joint project too problematic to contemplate 
> now, however, and I would be worried about being carelessly linked 
> into supporting something I really didn't agree with.  I think I would 
> rather stay with the teachings of the Church as expressed through its 
> magisterium and try to conform myself to its teachings rather than try 
> to create something original.  If I had done that 7 years ago, we 
> probably would not be having this conversation.
>
> John B
>
>
> On Sep 18, 2005, at 2:38 PM, DonaldH675 at aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear Dr. Brown,
>>  
>> My concern, perhaps badly expressed in my Vision 2020 post, centered 
>> on the notion that disease and death are the consequence of Adam's 
>> sin rather than identifying them as natural, explainable biological 
>> processes.  Clearly your understanding of sovereignty (divine) and 
>> dominion (human) inform your professional and private life in ways 
>> beyond my comprehension.
>>    
>> I agree that Christians (and, incidentally, non-Christians as 
>> well) should  stand publicly against "hunger, war, pestilence, 
>> bigotry. "  To the litany of evils you describe, I would add 
>> ignorance, patriarchal oppression, religious fanaticism, and moral 
>> cowardice.    Are you willing to join with me in a public statement 
>> condemning those philosophies and behaviors as well?    
>>  
>> Rose Huskey
>>  
>> PS  As a member of St. Mary's, you might urge your colleague, NSA 
>> board member, Dr. Grauke, to consider the community enhancing model 
>> for ironing out school/neighborhood issues that characterized recent 
>> negotiations among the St. Mary's school board, the city, and the 
>> neighbors adjacent to the school.  No, now that I think about it, 
>> that conversation would not be very productive.  St. Mary's board 
>> members demonstrated a respectful attitude toward the law and their 
>> neighbors - which is markedly different from the rhetoric 
>> and behavior seeping out of NSA. 
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