[Vision2020] Am I the Only One that Finds This Distasteful?

[Tom Hansen]

A simple matter of respect would demand that this block party celebration be rescheduled

Perhaps previous block parties may have been celebrated on 9/11, maybe not.  Good God, Mr. Rumelhart, this is the ten-year anniversary of a catastrophe that took 3,000+ lives.  Didn't NuArt Theater management even give a passing thought to the heartless connotation of a block party on the catastrophe's tenth anniversary?  Or was the money simply too good to pass up?

I ask, Mr. Rumelhart . . .

Would your response be the same if, instead of a Christian venue, it were a Muslim mosque sponsoring this rock party?

The response of "Others are doing it," doesn't hold water.  However, if you must stand by that defense . . .

What other organizations in Moscow are sponsoring block parties on Sunday?

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 
"When all is said and done, have you done or said enough?  Have you just gone along for the ride, or have you steered destiny's hotrod?  When you leave this world, did you make it any better than it was when you arrived?  All you need is all you've got: your wits and the clothes on your back.  Your epitaph is yours to earn.  Your legacy is yours to make."

- Author Unknown

 

On Sep 9, 2011, at 14:01, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:

> According to the link in your email, it's a party they have near the beginning of every school year to welcome back UI and WSU students.  Presumably, it happened to fall on 9/11 this year.
> 
> I'm sure there are plenty of other cases where some non-9/11-related event is scheduled for Sunday.  Should every organization cancel all their events on Sunday because they happen to fall on this date?
> 
> I'm all for a remembrance of 9/11, I encourage it, but the entire country shouldn't have to halt everything that day.  In my opinion, of course.
> 
> You guys find the funniest things to get all worked up over.
> 
> Paul
> 
> From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: Art Deco <deco at moscow.com>
> Cc: "<Vision2020 at moscow.com>" <Vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 12:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Am I the Only One that Finds This Distasteful?
> 
> Can you even begin to imagine the fallout if a Muslim mosque had a block party on Sunday?
> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>  
> "When all is said and done, have you done or said enough?  Have you just gone along for the ride, or have you steered destiny's hotrod?  When you leave this world, did you make it any better than it was when you arrived?  All you need is all you've got: your wits and the clothes on your back.  Your epitaph is yours to earn.  Your legacy is yours to make."
> 
> - Author Unknown
> 
>  
> 
> On Sep 9, 2011, at 12:07, "Art Deco" <deco at moscow.com> wrote:
> 
>> Their claim to be Christians is about as true as their claim that they will be presenting "world-class" music.
>>  
>> And remember:  9/11 was their alleged God's punishment of America for homosexuals, godlessness, etc.
>>  
>> w.
>>  
>> 
>> From: Tom Hansen
>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:05 AM
>> To: Moscow Vision 2020
>> Subject: [Vision2020] Am I the Only One that Finds This Distasteful?
>> 
>> On Sunday (September  11, 2011), while a majority of our nation pays solemn tribute to those who lost their lives . . . it has been encouraged for cities (as will Moscow) to activate their emergency sirens for one minute, commencing at 1:00 PM (EDT) . . . on September 11, 2001 . . .
>> 
>> The NuArt Theater, a self-proclaimed Christian venue is sponsoring . . . a block party?
>> 
>> http://www.nuarttheater.com/The_Nuart_Theater/block_party%21.html
>> 
>> Well, I guess that we each grieve in our own ways.
>> 
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>> 
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>  
>> "When all is said and done, have you done or said enough?  Have you just gone along for the ride, or have you steered destiny's hotrod?  When you leave this world, did you make it any better than it was when you arrived?  All you need is all you've got: your wits and the clothes on your back.  Your epitaph is yours to earn.  Your legacy is yours to make."
>> 
>> - Author Unknown
>> 
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