[Vision2020] boycotting & religion

[Jeff Harkins]

The following was posted by Dr. Campbell on Nov 6, 2007:
"I don't determine people's religious beliefs 
before I shop. Give this up. I’m a
Christian, too, just like the Kirkers."
"I happen to know of some businesses downtown that are owned by Kirkers
and I do not frequent them."

Hmmmmm! Must be divine intervention - or 
cognitive dissonance. Perhaps someone willing to 
be prejudiced, as long as it doesn't require too much effort.

Nonetheless, all rather confusing.

At 08:46 AM 11/18/2007, you wrote:
>Paul,
>
>You are incorrectly describing Keely’s position and talking past her.
>
>First, where does Keely say anything about boycotting Christ Church
>businesses? She is merely talking about her personal choice of where to
>shop, which you note is her business.
>
>Second, I don't know of anyone who is critical of Christ Church affiliated
>people merely because of their religious beliefs. Keely made this point below
>but you ignore it.
>
>Third, how can you call the belief that slavery 
>was OK a religious belief? How
>can you call the belief that Islam is a religion 
>of hate a religious belief? I could go on.
>
>Fourth, please tell us what you think about some 
>of the recent political actions
>of members of Christ Church -- the sign suggesting that three candidates are
>bigots, and Dale Courtney's involvement with an anti-levy ad, where he used
>the name of a dead man instead of his own name. In light of these and other
>actions, how can you continue to think that Christ Church is merely a church?
>
>Best, Joe
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:07:50 -0800
>From: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] boycotting & religion
>To: keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
>
>Keely,
>
>I don't like the idea of boycotting people based on their religious
>choices.  You think that Doug Wilson is arrogant and evasive.  I can see
>that.  They believe that he is helping them to interpret the Bible and
>their religion in a way that they believe is true.  Boycotting people
>who believe this and tithe to the church *is* boycotting for religious
>reasons.  The fact that you find this particular religion more odious
>than most is beside the point.  I could care less about the 10% that
>they give to the church.  Why deny them the 90% you otherwise would have
>given to them?
>
>You've made a choice to not give money to people who give a small amount
>of it to Doug Wilson, and that's fine.  Why urge others to do so en
>masse?  Let people make their own choices.  My choice, for example, is
>not to care what religion the people I do business with follow, nor what
>the character of the people are that they give some of their money to.
>
>I don't like the divide that is growing ever larger between the people
>of this church and others in the community.  I don't think it's healthy
>for Moscow.  I disagree with both the boycotting of Christ Church-owned
>businesses and the practice that I've heard mentioned of Christ Church
>members being urged to patronize only those same businesses.
>
>I disagree with their theology as much as or possibly even more than you
>do.  When it comes down to it, they are just a bunch of everyday Joes
>trying to make a living.  I propose going out of our way to welcome them
>into the community, while holding an extremely firm line on forbidding
>them to change any of our laws to favor the ideals of their church.  I
>propose this, actually, for people of all religions - not just Christ
>Church members.
>
>Paul
>
>keely emerinemix wrote:
> >
> > I've been reading some of the Daily News letters to the editor and
> > comments from my letter regarding Francis Foucachon's objection to
> > boycotts "based on religion."  He is horrified by the Christ Church
> > congregant-owned list, and it appears a lot of folks are angry about
> > my publicly stating that I won't patronize businesses owned by Doug
> > Wilson's followers.  They call is "religious bigotry."  It isn't.
> >
> > I would remind people that I am a Trinitarian, evangelical Christian
> > with a high and conservative view of Scripture, so it certainly, in
> > this case, isn't about Christ Church's religion.  I care absolutely
> > not at all about the religious beliefs, or lack thereof, of those who
> > own businesses in our town.  I care about their behavior, and it is
> > properly called "behavior" to follow and support financially a man who
> > has, in the name of the religion he and I both share, elevated
> > arrogance and evasion, not to mention prejudice, to an art form.  My
> > behavior in response to the behavior of following such a man?  I'll
> > act in a way that ensures that not a dime of my money goes to support him.
> >
> > It really is that simple.
> >
> > keely
>
>
>
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