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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Joan, Gary, Sally, et
al,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Gary Crabtree has given us a
clear explanation of why he thinks the way he does:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I think it worth a thoughtful
examination:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I have no defense for Mr.
Wilson.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I don't think he
wants or (sic) needs it. The point I have been trying to make is that he
has the same right to exist in our fair town as any other business
man.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you don't care for
his merchandise, shop elsewhere.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Those who do elect to partake I assume do so with their eyes wide
open.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Along the way there
will inevitably be dissatisfied customers.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is unfortunate but I suspect
unavoidable especially in his line of work.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If he is peddling shoddy product
or providing poor customer service the market will weed him out.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I don't think that this is a
defense of a man.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is a
defense of a world view.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mind
ones (sic) own business.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Perhaps a place to start is
with the statements:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I don't think that this is a
defense of a man [Wilson].<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">It is a defense of a
</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">world
view</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Taking Crabtree at his exact
words, let's assume he actually believes this.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now we can look at his world view
as he has expressed it (emphasis added):<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>The point I have
been trying to make is that </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">he [Wilson] has the same right to
exist in our fair town as any other </SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">business</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> man</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">B.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>If you don't care
for his merchandise, shop elsewhere.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">C.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Those who do
elect to partake </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I assume do so with their eyes
wide open</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">D</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Along the way
there will inevitably be dissatisfied customers.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">E.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>This is
unfortunate but I suspect unavoidable especially in his line of work.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">F.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">If he is peddling shoddy product
or providing poor customer service the market will weed him
out</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">G.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mind ones </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">(sic)<SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">own
business</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">There are a very large
number of world views.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As
expressed above, Crabtree's can be described above
as:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>We ought to look at
human enterprises as business operations.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The point I have been trying to
make is that </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">he [Wilson] has the same right to
exist in our fair town as any other </SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">business</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> man</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Business operations are
to be judged by their success in the market place.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">If he is peddling shoddy product
or providing poor customer service the market will weed him
out</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">3.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Buyer beware.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Those who do elect to partake
</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I assume do so with their eyes
wide open</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">4.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>If you don't like a
product, don't buy it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">If you
don't care for his merchandise, shop elsewhere.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">)</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">5.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>If you don't like a
product from a particular business, don't whine about in public.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mind ones </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">(sic)<SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">own
business</SPAN>.)</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">If this is not an accurate
statement of what Crabtree has expressed above, then perhaps he can make
himself clearer by restating his position.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">There are a large number of
comments that could be made about this <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">particular statement</B> of the
so-called free-enterprise worldview.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>I will limit myself to two issues.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Narrowness of
Focus.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">There is an accurate old
saying (I do not know who first said it) that goes something like
this:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">"To those whose
only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a
nail."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The applicability of this
adage to Crabtree's worldview as <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">he, himself, has expressed it
above</B> is left as an <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">exercise</SPAN></B> for the reader.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If Crabtree is puzzled by this and
does not understand the narrowness of the focus of his worldview and/or
the existence of a multitude of alternative worldviews, and wants a bit of
enlightenment (highly doubtful), he could start with a reading of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A History of Western Philosophy</I>,
by W. T. Jones.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">II.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Shallow, Unrealistic Statement of
the Free-Enterprise Philosophy as Practiced in <st2:country-region
w:st="on"><st2:place
w:st="on">America</st2:place></st2:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">There are a number of
different statements of the free-enterprise philosophy, many of which are
much richer and much more tenable than the one Crabtree has
presented.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In terms of
classical debate about free-enterprise, the simple statements of which
that are like Crabtree's in their naiveté have generated trillions of
words of apt criticism.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I will comment only on one
general deficiency of Crabtree's statement of the free-enterprise
philosophy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is the one
which separates him from almost all others that hold, in part or whole,
such worldviews.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">For the sake of comment,
let's look at the world as one with a free-enterprise worldview would.
Then this is the problem with part of Crabtree's <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">particular</B> free-enterprise
view:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">5.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>If you don't like a
product from a particular business, don't whine about it in public.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mind ones </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">(sic)<SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">own
business</SPAN>.)</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">There have been many very <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">successful
businesses</SPAN></B> who have engaged in either <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">illegal
and/or unethical practices, or whose products create significant problems
for society at large</SPAN></B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Here are just a few examples:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Companies which
manufacture "knock-off" products while labeling and selling them as the
original – ersatz Guccis, Rolexes, etc.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Not only are these "knock-offs"
inferior to the original, but such practices are illegal because of a
variety of laws intended to protect the originators of and original
investors in a product from theft of their ideas/investments and the
fruits thereof.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">B.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Companies who violate
various laws and thus adversely affect the community, region, world,
etc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For example, companies
who dump toxic wastes, polluting ground and surface water, or who emit
carcinogens into the air which we all breathe.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">C.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Companies who sell
products which they have good reason to suspect will cause harm to the
purchasers of the products.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Think thalidomide, cigarettes, Vioxx, etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">D.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Companies who knowingly
expose their workforces to known, egregious risks without informing
them:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the asbestos
mining/manufacturing industries, for example.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">This is the
point:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">There are organizations
which in the pursuit of their goals, whether these goals be profit,
propaganda, and/or the dissemination of superstition and ignorance,
adversely impact the public in communities, regions, and the world.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They are to be held accountable
for these practices and not just by not buying their
products.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The biggest weapon a free
society has to combat these evils of illegal and unethical practices and
of shoddy, misrepresented products is <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">freedom of
expression</SPAN></B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A
fundamental premise of free expression is that it is the most important
tool we have to address and to attempt to correct perceived
wrongs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Is it any coincidence that
various forms of free-enterprise exist successfully in those countries
which also embrace freedom of expression?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And that the state runs the
industries where freedom of expression is absent or greatly
curtailed?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Most interestingly and
cogently, there are industries dedicated to the premise that public/buyers
should be well-informed and should avoid patronizing those organizations
that are liars, crooks, polluters, etc.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Consumers <st2:place
w:st="on">Union</st2:place> is one.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Many of the specialty magazines on automobiles, cameras, TV, etc
are other examples.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is
a belief of and a vigorous tradition in American free-enterprise that
practitioners thereof are to be held to legal, ethical, and quality
standards and </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">they can expect vigorous
<SPAN style="COLOR: red">public</SPAN> criticism should they fail to meet
those standards.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Let's get to the local
level.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are several
local businesses that engage in shoddy practices.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">There was in the past a
large grocery chain that did not always give customers the advertised
prices (I don't shop there anymore, hence I don't know if the practice
continues).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sometimes, when
they were caught, they attempted to renege even on the advertised
prices.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Unless customers
raised a loud stink, they got shafted.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Clearly, ethical persons
ought to warn their neighbors about such stores so as to prevent them from
being cheated.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A large chain store in the
PEM does the same thing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Many
times you will not get the special advertised price of an item unless you
ask for it at the time of purchase.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Customers need to know about this.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The store is not about to tell
them, hence they must learn about it from those in the public that
know.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">There are other local
businesses that engage in borderline fraud, deceit, and misrepresent the
quality of their wares.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">It is only by the vocal
vigilance of the public (and sometimes the media) that such practices are
made known and hopefully discouraged/changed.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Such actions are an essential part of
the American free-enterprise system.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>"<SPAN style="COLOR: red">Mind your business.</SPAN>" is contrary
to American free-enterprise and, if practiced, would certainly greatly
damage it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is by being
vocal that the public can change many times things for the
better!<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">How does the above apply to
the Christ Church Cult and their unChristlike leader, Cultmaster Douglas
Wilson?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I would hope that by now
almost anyone who has read local newspapers or even (gasp) read a few of
the posts on this forum could figure that out.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Here are three hints.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(The rest is left as exercises for
the reader):<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Part of the products of
the cult:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Racism, homophobia, sexism,
anti-democracy, theocracy advocation, retaliation against those with whom
they disagree (especially apostates), covenantal dishonesty,
etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">These beliefs, disseminated
by the cult, and attendant actions have effects on the behavior of those
that believe them and thus on the society we all live in.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are those who believe that
these effects are harmful, not only to the believers themselves, but to
the community at large.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They
care about the quality of their community; hence they publicly express
their opinions to attempt to combat such beliefs and attendant
actions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">They equate these
beliefs/actions of the cult to large scale industrial toxic pollution,
dishonesty, etc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hence, they
are exercising that essential element of the American free-enterprise to
warn their neighbors and attempt to prevent/mitigate the damage of the
toxicity/dishonesty pouring out of the cult.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>The cult claims to be
Christian.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An examination of
their behavior and views shows that they act in significant ways in direct
contravention to the teachings of Christ (an example is reposted below the
line.)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Such behavior can easily be
characterized as fraud.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There
are a number of Christians (and others) in this community who are greatly
offended by this fraud.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They
are motivated, not only by citizenship, but by strong religious beliefs to
expose this fraud and to eliminate it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">3.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>There are those who
believe that the right to the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Rule
of Law</B> is a basic and essential right of those who live in this
country.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">No person or organization should be
above the law.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is
clear evidence that the cult has violated laws, knowingly and with
impunity (and sometimes with the willful connivance of certain parts of
the City of <st2:City w:st="on"><st2:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st2:place></st2:City> government).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">When citizens who believe in
the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Rule of Law</B> see it
intentionally and gloatingly disregarded in favor of a particular
organization, they have the </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">right</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, if not the </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">obligation</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, to speak out
publicly.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">In summary</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, it is a mistake to believe
that a realistic free-enterprise worldview includes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0.5in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">5.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>If you don't like a
product from a particular business, don't whine about it in public.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mind ones </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">(sic)<SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">own
business</SPAN>.)</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Even a casual examination of
the American free-enterprise system shows the opposite is true and an
important reason for its success!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Hence, neither the Christ
Church Cult nor any other organization whose beliefs/actions are illegal
and/or can adversely affect a group of citizens are immune from </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">public
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">comment.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In fact, failure to point out the
illegalities and adverse community effects of organizations and to gain at
least a modicum of knowledge about such illegalities and effects is
failing to demonstrate belief and confidence in the American
free-enterprise system as it exists and is practiced
today.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Wayne
A. Fo</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">x<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><st2:Street
w:st="on"><st2:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1009 Karen
Lane</SPAN></st2:address></st2:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><st2:address
w:st="on"><st2:Street w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">P.O.
Box</SPAN></st2:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
9421</SPAN></st2:address><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><st2:place
w:st="on"><st2:City w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Moscow</SPAN></st2:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, <st2:State
w:st="on">ID</st2:State><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><st2:PostalCode
w:st="on">83843</st2:PostalCode></SPAN></st2:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">(208)
882-7975<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Tom,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thank you for
quoting another revealing piece of litter from the Christ Church
Cult.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Roy Atwood and
Cultmaster Douglas Wilson [quoting Atwood (who may have been quoting the
Cultmaster in the first place)]: </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">"As for those who prefer
to wage malicious smear campaigns, we are eager to give them an
opportunity to prove their charges. Our legal team is preparing for when
and where that will be."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Once again in the
full glory of Supreme High Priestess Wilson we see how he gives us even
more evidence of being the Antichrist and allows us to infer that NSA (No
Saints Around) is not a <st2:place w:st="on"><st2:PlaceName
w:st="on">Christian</st2:PlaceName> <st2:PlaceName
w:st="on">School</st2:PlaceName></st2:place> as they gloatingly trumpet
themselves, but rather a clever tool of the Antichrist.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">One would expect a
Christian and so-called Christian Institution to follow the terse,
unambiguous, explicit, teachings of Jesus when insulted, defamed,
etc:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><ns0:bcv_smarttag>Love Your
Enemies, Etc</ns0:bcv_smarttag></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><ns0:bcv_smarttag>Matthew
5:38</ns0:bcv_smarttag> – 48</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Young's Literal Translation of the
Bible</I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">38<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>‘Ye heard that it was said:
Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">39<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>but I—I say to you, not to
resist the evil, </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">but whoever shall slap thee
on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">40<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>and </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">whoever is willing to take
thee to law, and thy coat to take—suffer to him also the
cloak</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">41<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>‘And whoever shall impress
thee one mile, go with him two,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">42<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>to him who is asking of thee
be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn
away.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">43<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>‘Ye heard that it was said:
Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine
enemy;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">44<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>but I—</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I say to you, Love your
enemies, bless those cursing you, do </SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">good</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> to those hating you<SPAN
style="COLOR: red">,</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> and
</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">pray
for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">45<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>that ye may be sons of your
Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and
good, and He doth send rain on righteous and
unrighteous.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">46<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>‘For, if ye may love those
loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the
same?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">47<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>and if ye may salute your
brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers
so?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">48<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>ye shall </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">therefore be perfect, as
your Father who is in the heavens is perfect</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">It is clear from
these simple, direct words of Christ the correct path to take when
allegedly insulted or defamed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The CCC and its raggedly child, No Saints Around, have done the
opposite.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Who does the
opposite of what Christ commands while pretending to be a Christian?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Antichrist.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">NSA has really
painted itself into a corner with their silly threats to sue their
detractors.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">If they sue, then
it is obvious from the above, they are not acting as Christians -- they
are unambiguously acting in direct contravention of the commands of
Christ, whom they claim to worship.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>And such action would greatly eviscerate any case they might bring
under the claim they are suffering persecution/defamation because they are
Christians.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">On the other hand,
if now they do not sue after their boasting, prideful, published promise,
they will show themselves as cowardly liars.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
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