[Vision2020] Question For The Mouth Piece

[Paul Rumelhart]

J Ford,

I know this is none of my business, but in my opinion you've crossed the 
line into direct personal attacks.  And not for the first time.  Why not 
take the high road and leave the personal out of it?  I'm not a fan of 
their church, either, although I'm sure I hold the Wilsons in much 
higher regard than you do.  I can understand questioning the payments 
for Doug Wilsons speaking tours and Doug Farris' anniversary.  I don't 
agree it's a big deal, because the people of their church can agree to 
pay for whatever they like.  However, I don't like this constant sniping 
at the character of others.  Insinuating that Doug Farris cannot make 
enough money to take his family for a vacation and that his wife only 
puts up with him in his marriage does not help what valid argument you 
might have had.

I know I'm not some kind of ethical or moral arbiter here, I'm just 
spouting off my opinion.  I also know that you are not alone in doing 
this, that it happens on both sides of the fence, and by a large number 
of posters.  I just keep hoping that you and the others will stop 
finding it so fun to bash other people who disagree with you.

It doesn't help.  I know this because I have been guilty of it many 
times before.  I have, hopefully, left most of that baggage behind me in 
other forums and in other places.  I hope that you and others here will 
do the same.  It's also got to start somewhere.  Take a stand and let 
them bash you without fighting back.  It's only words.  Take a deep 
breath, go for a walk.  Let it roll on past like water off a ducks back.

Paul

Can't we all just get along? </Rodney King>

J Ford wrote:

>So, like Doug Wilson gets paid to speak at the different churches and church 
>functions that he goes to like the ones in North Carolina and the farce 
>(oops, I mean the "discussion of the movie, Our Town") tonight - they pay 
>for his plane tickets, their (his and Nancy's) lodging and of course to be 
>flapping his gums at the people.  I mean, he IS the OFFICIAL mouth piece for 
>the kirker cause, after all.
>
>And Doug Farris having declared hisself  the unofficial/official mouth piece 
>(or have you been declared this by the church by now) for his "pastor and 
>others in the church" - is that why Doug Farris feels it's ok to ask the 
>people of Christ Church to buy him and his wife a plane ticket to wherever 
>for HIS 25th wedding anniversary (oh, and of course, the ticket has to 
>include their wee one that will have to go with them?)  Is that what your 
>fearless leader has taught you Doug - to beg for something from someone 
>-anyone- so you have a gift to give your 25-year-long-suffering wife on YOUR 
>anniversary?  What's the matter, Doug - those "out of state jobs" not paying 
>you enough, you can't give YOUR wife an anniversary gift that comes from 
>YOUR pocket?
>
>Whoa!  How lame is that!  I mean, come on!  Its not like you NEED this trip, 
>now is it?
>
>Get her a card, flowers, a night out at West of Paris - ANYthing that YOU 
>pay for.  This is just shameless....really, really shameless, Doug.
>
>J  :]
>
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