[Vision2020] Fw: Letter to the Editor: Church is noninclusive

[Dick Sherwin]

Tom Hansen writes:  "Without supposing any facts which are not known, what
circumstances would
corroborate the church's denial to a disabled person in need of acceptance?

What reason(s) would provide sufficient grounds for a church (any church) to
deprive a parishioner access to a vacation Bible school? "
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This is exactly my point, some are "supposing" all the facts are known
without ever hearing from one side of the argument.  Therefore, it is
impossible to know upon what specific grounds anyone might be legitamately
deprived access to VBS.

I don't see where all this emotionally charged rhetoric is taking the
factual case being discussed.  Only a fool would charge in and take sides
without knowing the facts.  Otherwise justice would revert to being merely a
witch hunt.

It may very well be that this church is indeed denying a mentally challenged
person access to VBS without proper grounds but unless all the facts are
brought to the forefront none of us will ever know that for sure.

Doesn't the accused in this country still have the right to a defense of the
charges against him/her?  Would some here advocate denying this church the
right of self defense to protect another person's right to access?

Who is to decide which right is more important without knowing all the
facts?  Seems to me this is the type of person who would condem our own
military troops of heinous crimes merely upon being charged and then
sentencing them before all the facts are presented.  This is not justice in
my book.

Dick S.






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "'Dick Sherwin'" <rvrcowboy at clearwire.net>; "'Vision2020'"
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 10:56 AM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Fw: Letter to the Editor: Church is noninclusive


> Dick Sherwin stated:
>
> "Remember, there are always two sides to every story and no one has
> presented the other side here in the forum.  To date, we do not even know
> what church is involved.  Therefore, to jump to emotional conclusions
would
> be only adding fuel to a fire that may not even exist."
>
> Is there any reason why we should identify the particular church at this
> point in time?  If we were to identify the particular church, wouldn't we
be
> opening the flood gates of supposed "religious persecution"?  Yoshi Smith
> (the author of the letter in question) did not identify the church.  We
> should honor her desire for the church's anonymity.
>
> Without supposing any facts which are not known, what circumstances would
> corroborate the church's denial to a disabled person in need of
acceptance?
>
> What reason(s) would provide sufficient grounds for a church (any church)
to
> deprive a parishioner access to a vacation Bible school?
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "People only see what they are prepared to see."
>
> - Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
>