[Vision2020] Food For Thought

Sat Aug 26 13:05:45 PDT 2006

They don't know either over at the Christless Church Cult.

W.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
To: <donaldrose at cpcinternet.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Food For Thought

> You'd think Rose was all stuck on New Testament passages requiring 
> humility,
> avoiding the appearance of evil, and feeding the poor or something.  Geez.
> What a downer.  It's like she somehow thinks that the idea of "Christian
> hedonism" is contradictory or something and that the humility involved in
> living in right relationship to one's community is . . . I don't know . . 
> .
> some kind of Gospel mandate.
>
> I don't know how she comes up with this stuff . . .
>
> keely
>
>
> From: "donald huskey" <donaldrose at cpcinternet.com>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Subject: [Vision2020] Food For Thought
> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:01:28 -0700
>
> Visionaries:
>
>
>
> The current community discussion centered around the  serving of foie gras
> (as supply allows) at Moscow's newest restaurant, West of Paris, offers a
> splendid example of  the cultural divide between those within the Christ
> Church covenant and those who stand apart from it.  The topic of a 
> specific
> controversy, i.e., slavery in the antebellum South, observance of city
> ordinances, human rights, the separation of church and state, or serving
> foie gras, is immaterial.  The ensuing drama is always the same.
>
>
>
> Act One:   The Temperamental Chef
>
> A representative or member of Christ Church acts or communicates in a way
> guaranteed to garner a spirited response from the larger community.
>
>
>
> Act Two:   The Pot Is Stirred
>
> The dramatic tension rises with the introduction of howls of religious
> persecution, protests of righteousness, and claims of victimization on the
> one hand; countered by appeals to well-documented history, the city code,
> and respect for human rights on the other.  Gratuitous insults are 
> exchanged
> by all parties (this represents the comedic aspect of the play).
>
>
>
> Act Three:  Gag Me With A Spoon
>
> The denouement includes a public denunciation of opponents by all parties
> and occasionally, intervention by government entities (generally 
> interpreted
> as an insufficient remedy by one side, or, a vivid example of divine
> blessing and approval of the precipitating action or words by the other).
> Unlike a well-crafted play, the audience is consequently denied a 
> reasonable
> resolution.  Instead,  a hardening of previously held positions, a
> shouldering of additional grudges, and a strong premonition - given the
> current cast - that within six months the production will again be on 
> center
> stage in Moscow.
>
>
>
> Throwing aside (only for a moment) the religious components that cloak any
> Christ Church related topic, what reaction did Monsieur Foucachon expect
> when he announced in an interview with the Daily Evergreen Newspaper
>
> http://www.dailyevergreen.com/disp_story.php?storyId=18351  " his new
> restaurant is just the opposite of what most Americans consider acceptable
> meals.[instead] he wants to use the French "gastronomy" style of cooking 
> to
> show people how to truly enjoy dining again."
>
>
>
> Were we, the dim-witted denizens of the Palouse, suppose to clap our dirty
> paws together in anticipatory glee when a former Presbyterian minister 
> from
> Lyon, France promises to unlock the secrets of fine dining for us?   Once
> again, the hubris of a Kirker trumps good manners, gracious humility, and
> tellingly, by his own belittling words and know-it-all attitude, sabotages
> his new business.  (A little FYI to Monsieur Foucachon, I don't know 
> anyone
> who raises their kids on corndogs and cotton candy much less anyone who
> routinely relies on squat and gobble eateries for dinner. ) Thus ends Act
> One.
>
>
>
> In a private email to me, Monsieur Foucachon confirmed the accuracy of the
> Daily News article by
>
> Alexis Bacharach, Published: 08-23-2006
>
>
>
> "He wants local activists, who got their hands on an outdated menu earlier
> this week, to know their threats of protest mean nothing to him or his
> staff... ""This is a group that was looking for something to use against 
> my
> business and they found something," he said. "While I believe there are 
> some
> valid concerns here, I'm not going to stop serving what people want. I 
> will
> put foie gras on my menu again."
>
>
>
> The translation (for those who aren't familiar with Kirk speak) is this:
> Speaking for myself and family, as is my divine right in a federal
> household, I don't care who I offend especially if they are picking on me
> for religious reasons. Furthermore, I will continue to offend those people
> because even if there are ethical issues involved I can profit from the
> transactions while enjoying the bonus of flipping off  pagans who are 
> bound
> for hell. My real friends, connoisseurs who gladly gulp great gobs of 
> greasy
> goose liver, applaud my moral courage and great business vision.
>
>
>
> West of Paris, sans foie gras was always a precarious venture.  Zume's
> failure should have been a red flag to Mr. Foucachon.  Despite the
> self-serving encouragement emanating from those who risked nothing, and
> disregarding the unhappy institutional affiliation with New St. Andrews, 
> an
> expensive French restaurant with a pretentious menu is probably not going 
> to
> a successful venture in Moscow. While it is handy to have a cast of
> thousands to blame, ultimately, the responsibility rests on Mr. 
> Foucachon -
> not on the folks who refuse to patronize West of Paris.
>
> End of Act Two:  hold the applause please, this sad tale offers nothing to
> clap about.
>
>
>
> Act Three: Yet to be performed.
>
>
>
> Finally, and in my view, most importantly, I must comment on the religious
> aspect of this new Kirk related debacle.  I am offended beyond measure 
> that
> while children go to bed hungry on the Palouse,   single mothers or 
> fathers
> agonize over inadequate means with which to feed and care for their
> families, elderly or disabled people choose between buying food or paying
> rent, a former minister an avowed Christian puts his money and his efforts
> into inaugurating an elitist restaurant where fat-assed, gluttonous,
> bearded, bores swill expensive wine and lick their oily, pendulous chops 
> in
> anticipated of a cholesterol-laden feast.
>
>
>
> Francis Foucachon, I say to you in truth, re-think this venture. 
> Establish
> a soup kitchen where your skills will be appreciated and respected.  Feed
> the hungry for free and those of us with the resources to do so will 
> gladly
> pay for their soup, salad, and sandwiches as well as our own.  Use your
> daughter's considerable skill in interior design to create a space of 
> beauty
> and peace that nourishes the soul as well as the eye of all diners.  Treat
> those with the greatest needs with the greatest respect.  Create a 
> testimony
> with your life that truly glorifies God by serving those who are 
> suffering,
> hungry and vulnerable.
>
>
>
> Rose Huskey
>
>
>
>
>
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