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<DIV><FONT size=4>Ellen,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Do you not see any connection between the following
sentences:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"The subject of this thread [<FONT color=#0000ff>meals on wheels</FONT>]
and the issue it deals with is a perfect opportunity for Christians and
so-called Christian organizations to demonstrate their commitment to the major
teachings of the Gospels."</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>And</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT size=3>"I don't think most people realize the situations
(physical, mental, social, etc. ) of the people who benefit from meals on
wheels." --Tom Ivie</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=4>And</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>
<DIV>What should be the object of a Christian's charity according to the Gospels
of Christ? The poor and the sick!</DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>???</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Instead of a bunch of hypocrites pretending to be Christians,
why do we not seeing them aiding the poor and sick like those that depend on
<FONT color=#0000ff>Meals and Wheels</FONT> and thus demonstrating their
commitment to fundamental Christian principles instead of gifting an already
wealthy parson with a truck?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>As a reminder I append the appropriate scripture. Notice
that according to Christ in this passage the only way to get to heaven is
by helping the unfortunate, including the poor and sick.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>For those Christians without the patience to read the primary
source in the <FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>first book</STRONG></FONT> of the
<EM>New Testament</EM> here is a recap:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>At end times God will denote all persons as either
sheep or goats. The sheep are the ones who practiced aiding the
unfortunate. The goats did not. The sheep go to heaven. The
goats go to hell.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Of course, those who are not Christians may choose to act
kindly toward the unfortunate. Those who allege they are Christians,
but do not make it a ruling priority/practice in their lives to aid the
unfortunate, are either hypocrites or self-deceivers. It is not enough to
"Talk the Talk," but a Christian must Walk the Walk."</FONT></DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV><BR> </DIV>
<DIV>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:bcv_smarttag w:st="on"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Matthew
25:31</SPAN></B></st1:bcv_smarttag><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> et seq<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">[The Words of
Christ:]<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">31<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>And whenever the Son of Man may
come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon
a throne of his glory;<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">32<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>and gathered together before him
shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the
shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,<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">33<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>and he shall set the sheep indeed
on his right hand, and the goats on the left.<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">34<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Then shall the king say to those
on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that
hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the
world;<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">35<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>for I did hunger, and ye gave me to
eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received
me;<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">36<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>naked, and ye put around me; I was
infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto
me.<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">37<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Then shall the righteous answer
him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or
thirsting, and we gave to drink?<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">38<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>and when did we see thee a
stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?<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">39<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>and when did we see thee infirm, or
in prison, and we came unto thee?<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">40<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>And the king answering, shall say
to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my
brethren<STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>the least</FONT></STRONG>to me ye did
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"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">41<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Then shall he say also to those on
the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath
been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;<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">42<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>for I did hunger, and ye gave me
not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;<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">43<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>a stranger I was, and ye did not
receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did
not look after me.<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">44<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Then shall they answer, they also,
saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or
naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to
thee?<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">45<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Then shall he answer them, saying,
Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>the least</FONT></STRONG>, ye did it not to
me.<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">46<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">And these shall go
away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life
age-during.</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=gussie443@hotmail.com href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com">Ellen
Roskovich</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 18, 2006 8:59 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] meals on wheels</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT size=4><STRONG>This is </STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff><STRONG>SO
MISLEADING</STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#000033>. <STRONG>This has <FONT
color=#ff9933>NOTHING</FONT><FONT color=#000000> to do with </FONT><FONT
color=#00cc33>MEALS ON WHEELS. </FONT><FONT color=#000033>This is a
</FONT><FONT color=#3300ff>PRIVATE </FONT><FONT color=#000033>little inside joke
with Joan.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>The only reason I opened this was because I thought it
was some new info on the Meals on Wheels dilemma. . . . THAT I am interested
in. But NO, it's just you being yourself. </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=2>Where's my DELETE button. . . . . </FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=2>Ellen Roskovich</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#000033 size=4></FONT></STRONG> </P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#000033 size=4></FONT></STRONG> </P>
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From: <I>"Art Deco" <<A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A>></I><BR>To: <I>"Vision
2020" <vision2020@moscow.com></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Vision2020] meals
on wheels</I><BR>Date: <I>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:17:32 -0800</I><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Joan,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>You make several interesting points about the </FONT><FONT
size=6><FONT face="Olde English">Wilson & Family's Cult & <FONT
color=#00bb88><STRONG>Cash Machine</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4>. However, the reference to the gift of a truck by cult members
to the Cultmaster is a very telling one. It shows how unchristian the
organization and its starry-eyed flock is and how far they have hypocritically
wandered from the teachings of Christ in whom they allege to believe.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>What should be the object of a Christian's charity according
to the Gospels of Christ? The poor and the sick!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>But don't just take the word of a nonbeliever for it.
Below, with emphasis added, is a timely article by a religious professional
from the USAToday of March 12, 2006 discussing this same subject, albeit in a
wider context, and much more eloquently than I can.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Read it and draw your own conclusions not only about the
</FONT><FONT size=6><FONT face="Olde English">Wilson & Family's Cult &
<FONT color=#00bb88><STRONG>Cash Machine </STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4>but about some other area religious organizations. The subject of
this thread and the issue it deals with is a perfect opportunity for
Christians and so-called Christian organizations to demonstrate their
commitment to the major teachings of the Gospels.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Posted 3/12/2006 8:27 PM USAToday</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><SPAN class=inside-head><FONT size=6><STRONG>Not heard from the
pulpit</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV class=by-line>By Tom Ehrich</DIV>
<DIV class=by-line> </DIV>
<DIV class=intro-copy>Preachers and Sunday school teachers are pulling their
punches these days regarding morality. <FONT color=#0000ff>Our nation needs
ethical and religious instruction in the basics: honesty, fidelity, humility,
sharing wealth, sharing power and sacrifice. Yet those are the last topics one
is likely to hear in churches.</FONT> </DIV>
<P class=inside-copy>Instead, for more than a decade, preachers have been
grandstanding about such secondary issues as sexuality, Christmas greetings
and <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000
size=6>institution-building</FONT></STRONG>.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Consider the day in 2004 when former Enron Corp. chief
Ken Lay appeared in federal court to answer an 11-count indictment for fraud,
conspiracy and false statements. (Lay is on trial in Houston.) On the way to
court, he stopped by Houston's prominent First United Methodist Church to
pray. His pastor accompanied him when he turned himself in to authorities.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Good gestures, to be sure, but how had Lay, a regular
worshiper and lay leader, gotten so ethically challenged? Some ethical
guidance clearly had gone unheard or unspoken. His church encourages
"disciplines of faithful living," but current Sunday classes sound the bell
for self-improvement, not sacrificial giving or courageous honesty in a world
growing accustomed to deceit.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>When WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers began to feel the heat
of scandal, he stood before his friends at Easthaven Baptist Church, in
Brookhaven, Miss., and declared, "I just want you to know you aren't going to
church with a crook." A federal jury disagreed and convicted him of fraud. How
could a dedicated Sunday school teacher have gotten so off track? His church's
mission statement is about the institution's growth potential, not about
living decent lives.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Attending church surely doesn't make one immune to
ungodly deeds? we are all sinners, after all? but churchgoers should be able
to get guidance on how to lead a responsible life, not reminders of church
politics, from the pulpit.</P>
<P class=inside-copy><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Jesus devoted roughly <FONT
color=#0000ff size=6>two-thirds</FONT> of his teachings to our need to give
away wealth and to value humility and servanthood more than power. Paul
condemned "love of money." Hebrew prophets spoke forcefully against greed,
bribery and injustice. The Law of Moses is concerned with basic ethics?
respect for persons and property, truth-telling, generosity and
mercy.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=inside-copy><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Yet, in the typical
congregation, it is safer to preach about someone else's sexual behavior than
about wise and faithful use of money, or on economic dislocation, corporate
ethics or widening gaps in the distribution of wealth. That's my conclusion
based on a survey of several dozen websites and posted sermons, as well as my
experience both as a preacher and listener.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=inside-copy>One winning formula goes after themes that are minor in
Scripture but big in the culture wars. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Consider Tom DeLay, often identified as a born-again
Christian, whose indictment for money laundering forced him to resign as
Republican leader in the House of Representatives. A recent sermon series at a
church with which he used to be associated condemned homosexuality, abortion
and gambling. But it ignored Scripture's more basic theme of honesty and mercy
as hallmarks of truth, and leadership as requiring people "who fear God, are
trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain."</P>
<P class=inside-copy>With rare exceptions, preachers of all stripes seem to
avoid what Jesus said about wealth and power. Instead, they preach about
church politics, upcoming festivals and personal improvement. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Despite cascading corporate and political scandals, a
widening gap between rich and poor and mounting arrogance in public life, I
read hardly a word about honesty, integrity, mercy, forgiveness, generosity,
kindness or humility. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>I know how dangerous it is to venture into the nuts and
bolts of Christian ethics. People will endure sermons about esoterica such as
stem cell research or same-sex marriage, but they'll squirm when talk turns to
personal priorities, time spent away from family, wealth accumulation, casual
adultery or truth-telling. It is safer to lambaste gays than to tout Jesus'
model of embracing diversity. It is more profitable to back one political
party than to call all leaders to account for their behavior. A dull preacher
will be tolerated; an intrusive one will be fired. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Our nation needs better from us. We don't need extremist
politics masquerading as Christian morality. We need solid and consistent
instruction in the basics of godly living. We can't hold churches accountable
for what parishioners refuse to hear. But we can hold them accountable for
what they shrink from saying.</P>
<P class=inside-copy><I>Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal pastor, author, teacher and
writer in Durham, N.C. </I></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=joanopyr@moscow.com href="mailto:joanopyr@moscow.com">Joan Opyr</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=the_ivies3@yahoo.com
href="mailto:the_ivies3@yahoo.com">Tom Ivie</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020 Moscow</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 17, 2006 4:36 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] meals on wheels</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On 17 Mar 2006, at 16:10, Tom Ivie wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>This really sounds like a silent tragedy. I am surprised
the papers haven't done anything with this story. I don't think most people
realize the situations (physical, mental, social, etc. ) of the people who
benefit from meals on wheels. I hope for our seniors sake that this can get
resolved soon. Linda Pike is a real go-getter and if anyone can find a
workable solution, she can.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I agree with you,
Tom, except for the part where you express surprise that this story has not
been covered by our local papers. That's the one piece of this whole ordeal
that doesn't surprise me at all. The Daily News has fallen to bits. While Ed
Iverson piddles away all the editorial board's credibility on the Op-Ed page,
the Daily News staff miss story after story after story. And what they do
cover they generally screw up. "WalMart Given Yellow Light By Moscow P &
Z?" Was the DN reporter attending the same P & Z meeting that everyone
else attended? I don't think so; I think their reporter was (once again) in a
parallel universe. You know, that universe in which Tom Henderson of the
Lewiston Tribune bemoans the fact that when George Bush breaks the law,
Congress changes the law to make Bush's actions retroactively legal.
Meanwhile, Henderson's wife, Virginia, argues on behalf of the Daily New that
when Doug Wilson defies city zoning ordinance not once, not twice, but three
times, it is both wise and reasonable for the city to set fire to its
comprehensive plan in order to rewrite the zoning laws to suit him.
Fascinatin', ain't it?<BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie
Establishment<BR>www.joanopyr.com<BR><BR>PS: I fear that while Doug screams
persecution, what he actually gets is special treatment. Say, do you think
their might be a connection? If I flash my ULC Minister's card around, will
the city let me run a meth lab in my chicken house? It sure would help me pay
the mortgage and, um, meth is part of my religious observance. Yeah, that's
the ticket! Yeah! And marijuana, too. I need a greenhouse and some grow lamps.
Anyone care to make a Church of Auntie Establishment tax-fraud-deductible
"love gift?" <FONT color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>Or perhaps buy me a new truck?
You can do that in my church just as easily as in Doug's -- and the truck
doesn't have to be new.</STRONG></FONT> In fact, it doesn't have to be a
truck. I'm still plumping for that 1968 Mustang Fastback, folks!<BR>
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<P><FONT size=4><STRONG>This is </STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff><STRONG>SO
MISLEADING</STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#000033>. <STRONG>This has <FONT
color=#ff9933>NOTHING</FONT><FONT color=#000000> to do with </FONT><FONT
color=#00cc33>MEALS ON WHEELS. </FONT><FONT color=#000033>This is a
</FONT><FONT color=#3300ff>PRIVATE </FONT><FONT color=#000033>little inside joke
with Joan.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>The only reason I opened this was because I thought it
was some new info on the Meals on Wheels dilemma. . . . THAT I am interested
in. But NO, it's just you being yourself. </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=2>Where's my DELETE button. . . . . </FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=2>Ellen Roskovich</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#000033 size=4></FONT></STRONG> </P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#000033 size=4></FONT></STRONG> </P>
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From: <I>"Art Deco" <deco@moscow.com></I><BR>To: <I>"Vision 2020"
<vision2020@moscow.com></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Vision2020] meals on
wheels</I><BR>Date: <I>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:17:32 -0800</I><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Joan,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>You make several interesting points about the </FONT><FONT
size=6><FONT face="Olde English">Wilson & Family's Cult & <FONT
color=#00bb88><STRONG>Cash Machine</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4>. However, the reference to the gift of a truck by cult members
to the Cultmaster is a very telling one. It shows how unchristian the
organization and its starry-eyed flock is and how far they have hypocritically
wandered from the teachings of Christ in whom they allege to believe.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>What should be the object of a Christian's charity according
to the Gospels of Christ? The poor and the sick!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>But don't just take the word of a nonbeliever for it.
Below, with emphasis added, is a timely article by a religious professional
from the USAToday of March 12, 2006 discussing this same subject, albeit in a
wider context, and much more eloquently than I can.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Read it and draw your own conclusions not only about the
</FONT><FONT size=6><FONT face="Olde English">Wilson & Family's Cult &
<FONT color=#00bb88><STRONG>Cash Machine </STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4>but about some other area religious organizations. The subject of
this thread and the issue it deals with is a perfect opportunity for
Christians and so-called Christian organizations to demonstrate their
commitment to the major teachings of the Gospels.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Posted 3/12/2006 8:27 PM USAToday</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><SPAN class=inside-head><FONT size=6><STRONG>Not heard from the
pulpit</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV class=by-line>By Tom Ehrich</DIV>
<DIV class=by-line> </DIV>
<DIV class=intro-copy>Preachers and Sunday school teachers are pulling their
punches these days regarding morality. <FONT color=#0000ff>Our nation needs
ethical and religious instruction in the basics: honesty, fidelity, humility,
sharing wealth, sharing power and sacrifice. Yet those are the last topics one
is likely to hear in churches.</FONT> </DIV>
<P class=inside-copy>Instead, for more than a decade, preachers have been
grandstanding about such secondary issues as sexuality, Christmas greetings
and <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000
size=6>institution-building</FONT></STRONG>.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Consider the day in 2004 when former Enron Corp. chief
Ken Lay appeared in federal court to answer an 11-count indictment for fraud,
conspiracy and false statements. (Lay is on trial in Houston.) On the way to
court, he stopped by Houston's prominent First United Methodist Church to
pray. His pastor accompanied him when he turned himself in to authorities.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Good gestures, to be sure, but how had Lay, a regular
worshiper and lay leader, gotten so ethically challenged? Some ethical
guidance clearly had gone unheard or unspoken. His church encourages
"disciplines of faithful living," but current Sunday classes sound the bell
for self-improvement, not sacrificial giving or courageous honesty in a world
growing accustomed to deceit.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>When WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers began to feel the heat
of scandal, he stood before his friends at Easthaven Baptist Church, in
Brookhaven, Miss., and declared, "I just want you to know you aren't going to
church with a crook." A federal jury disagreed and convicted him of fraud. How
could a dedicated Sunday school teacher have gotten so off track? His church's
mission statement is about the institution's growth potential, not about
living decent lives.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Attending church surely doesn't make one immune to
ungodly deeds? we are all sinners, after all? but churchgoers should be able
to get guidance on how to lead a responsible life, not reminders of church
politics, from the pulpit.</P>
<P class=inside-copy><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Jesus devoted roughly <FONT
color=#0000ff size=6>two-thirds</FONT> of his teachings to our need to give
away wealth and to value humility and servanthood more than power. Paul
condemned "love of money." Hebrew prophets spoke forcefully against greed,
bribery and injustice. The Law of Moses is concerned with basic ethics?
respect for persons and property, truth-telling, generosity and
mercy.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=inside-copy><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Yet, in the typical
congregation, it is safer to preach about someone else's sexual behavior than
about wise and faithful use of money, or on economic dislocation, corporate
ethics or widening gaps in the distribution of wealth. That's my conclusion
based on a survey of several dozen websites and posted sermons, as well as my
experience both as a preacher and listener.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=inside-copy>One winning formula goes after themes that are minor in
Scripture but big in the culture wars. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Consider Tom DeLay, often identified as a born-again
Christian, whose indictment for money laundering forced him to resign as
Republican leader in the House of Representatives. A recent sermon series at a
church with which he used to be associated condemned homosexuality, abortion
and gambling. But it ignored Scripture's more basic theme of honesty and mercy
as hallmarks of truth, and leadership as requiring people "who fear God, are
trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain."</P>
<P class=inside-copy>With rare exceptions, preachers of all stripes seem to
avoid what Jesus said about wealth and power. Instead, they preach about
church politics, upcoming festivals and personal improvement. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Despite cascading corporate and political scandals, a
widening gap between rich and poor and mounting arrogance in public life, I
read hardly a word about honesty, integrity, mercy, forgiveness, generosity,
kindness or humility. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>I know how dangerous it is to venture into the nuts and
bolts of Christian ethics. People will endure sermons about esoterica such as
stem cell research or same-sex marriage, but they'll squirm when talk turns to
personal priorities, time spent away from family, wealth accumulation, casual
adultery or truth-telling. It is safer to lambaste gays than to tout Jesus'
model of embracing diversity. It is more profitable to back one political
party than to call all leaders to account for their behavior. A dull preacher
will be tolerated; an intrusive one will be fired. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Our nation needs better from us. We don't need extremist
politics masquerading as Christian morality. We need solid and consistent
instruction in the basics of godly living. We can't hold churches accountable
for what parishioners refuse to hear. But we can hold them accountable for
what they shrink from saying.</P>
<P class=inside-copy><I>Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal pastor, author, teacher and
writer in Durham, N.C. </I></P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=joanopyr@moscow.com href="mailto:joanopyr@moscow.com">Joan Opyr</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=the_ivies3@yahoo.com
href="mailto:the_ivies3@yahoo.com">Tom Ivie</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020 Moscow</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 17, 2006 4:36 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] meals on wheels</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On 17 Mar 2006, at 16:10, Tom Ivie wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>This really sounds like a silent tragedy. I am surprised
the papers haven't done anything with this story. I don't think most people
realize the situations (physical, mental, social, etc. ) of the people who
benefit from meals on wheels. I hope for our seniors sake that this can get
resolved soon. Linda Pike is a real go-getter and if anyone can find a
workable solution, she can.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I agree with you,
Tom, except for the part where you express surprise that this story has not
been covered by our local papers. That's the one piece of this whole ordeal
that doesn't surprise me at all. The Daily News has fallen to bits. While Ed
Iverson piddles away all the editorial board's credibility on the Op-Ed page,
the Daily News staff miss story after story after story. And what they do
cover they generally screw up. "WalMart Given Yellow Light By Moscow P &
Z?" Was the DN reporter attending the same P & Z meeting that everyone
else attended? I don't think so; I think their reporter was (once again) in a
parallel universe. You know, that universe in which Tom Henderson of the
Lewiston Tribune bemoans the fact that when George Bush breaks the law,
Congress changes the law to make Bush's actions retroactively legal.
Meanwhile, Henderson's wife, Virginia, argues on behalf of the Daily New that
when Doug Wilson defies city zoning ordinance not once, not twice, but three
times, it is both wise and reasonable for the city to set fire to its
comprehensive plan in order to rewrite the zoning laws to suit him.
Fascinatin', ain't it?<BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie
Establishment<BR>www.joanopyr.com<BR><BR>PS: I fear that while Doug screams
persecution, what he actually gets is special treatment. Say, do you think
their might be a connection? If I flash my ULC Minister's card around, will
the city let me run a meth lab in my chicken house? It sure would help me pay
the mortgage and, um, meth is part of my religious observance. Yeah, that's
the ticket! Yeah! And marijuana, too. I need a greenhouse and some grow lamps.
Anyone care to make a Church of Auntie Establishment tax-fraud-deductible
"love gift?" <FONT color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>Or perhaps buy me a new truck?
You can do that in my church just as easily as in Doug's -- and the truck
doesn't have to be new.</STRONG></FONT> In fact, it doesn't have to be a
truck. I'm still plumping for that 1968 Mustang Fastback, folks!<BR>
<P>
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<HR>
<P></P>
<DIV>
<P><FONT size=4><STRONG>This is </STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff><STRONG>SO
MISLEADING</STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#000033>. <STRONG>This has <FONT
color=#ff9933>NOTHING</FONT><FONT color=#000000> to do with </FONT><FONT
color=#00cc33>MEALS ON WHEELS. </FONT><FONT color=#000033>This is a
</FONT><FONT color=#3300ff>PRIVATE </FONT><FONT color=#000033>little inside joke
with Joan.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>The only reason I opened this was because I thought it
was some new info on the Meals on Wheels dilemma. . . . THAT I am interested
in. But NO, it's just you being yourself. </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=2>Where's my DELETE button. . . . . </FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=2>Ellen Roskovich</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#000033 size=4></FONT></STRONG> </P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#000033 size=4></FONT></STRONG> </P>
<P><BR><BR></P>
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From: <I>"Art Deco" <deco@moscow.com></I><BR>To: <I>"Vision 2020"
<vision2020@moscow.com></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Vision2020] meals on
wheels</I><BR>Date: <I>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:17:32 -0800</I><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Joan,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>You make several interesting points about the </FONT><FONT
size=6><FONT face="Olde English">Wilson & Family's Cult & <FONT
color=#00bb88><STRONG>Cash Machine</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4>. However, the reference to the gift of a truck by cult members
to the Cultmaster is a very telling one. It shows how unchristian the
organization and its starry-eyed flock is and how far they have hypocritically
wandered from the teachings of Christ in whom they allege to believe.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>What should be the object of a Christian's charity according
to the Gospels of Christ? The poor and the sick!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>But don't just take the word of a nonbeliever for it.
Below, with emphasis added, is a timely article by a religious professional
from the USAToday of March 12, 2006 discussing this same subject, albeit in a
wider context, and much more eloquently than I can.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Read it and draw your own conclusions not only about the
</FONT><FONT size=6><FONT face="Olde English">Wilson & Family's Cult &
<FONT color=#00bb88><STRONG>Cash Machine </STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4>but about some other area religious organizations. The subject of
this thread and the issue it deals with is a perfect opportunity for
Christians and so-called Christian organizations to demonstrate their
commitment to the major teachings of the Gospels.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Posted 3/12/2006 8:27 PM USAToday</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><SPAN class=inside-head><FONT size=6><STRONG>Not heard from the
pulpit</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV class=by-line>By Tom Ehrich</DIV>
<DIV class=by-line> </DIV>
<DIV class=intro-copy>Preachers and Sunday school teachers are pulling their
punches these days regarding morality. <FONT color=#0000ff>Our nation needs
ethical and religious instruction in the basics: honesty, fidelity, humility,
sharing wealth, sharing power and sacrifice. Yet those are the last topics one
is likely to hear in churches.</FONT> </DIV>
<P class=inside-copy>Instead, for more than a decade, preachers have been
grandstanding about such secondary issues as sexuality, Christmas greetings
and <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000
size=6>institution-building</FONT></STRONG>.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Consider the day in 2004 when former Enron Corp. chief
Ken Lay appeared in federal court to answer an 11-count indictment for fraud,
conspiracy and false statements. (Lay is on trial in Houston.) On the way to
court, he stopped by Houston's prominent First United Methodist Church to
pray. His pastor accompanied him when he turned himself in to authorities.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Good gestures, to be sure, but how had Lay, a regular
worshiper and lay leader, gotten so ethically challenged? Some ethical
guidance clearly had gone unheard or unspoken. His church encourages
"disciplines of faithful living," but current Sunday classes sound the bell
for self-improvement, not sacrificial giving or courageous honesty in a world
growing accustomed to deceit.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>When WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers began to feel the heat
of scandal, he stood before his friends at Easthaven Baptist Church, in
Brookhaven, Miss., and declared, "I just want you to know you aren't going to
church with a crook." A federal jury disagreed and convicted him of fraud. How
could a dedicated Sunday school teacher have gotten so off track? His church's
mission statement is about the institution's growth potential, not about
living decent lives.</P>
<P class=inside-copy>Attending church surely doesn't make one immune to
ungodly deeds? we are all sinners, after all? but churchgoers should be able
to get guidance on how to lead a responsible life, not reminders of church
politics, from the pulpit.</P>
<P class=inside-copy><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Jesus devoted roughly <FONT
color=#0000ff size=6>two-thirds</FONT> of his teachings to our need to give
away wealth and to value humility and servanthood more than power. Paul
condemned "love of money." Hebrew prophets spoke forcefully against greed,
bribery and injustice. The Law of Moses is concerned with basic ethics?
respect for persons and property, truth-telling, generosity and
mercy.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=inside-copy><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Yet, in the typical
congregation, it is safer to preach about someone else's sexual behavior than
about wise and faithful use of money, or on economic dislocation, corporate
ethics or widening gaps in the distribution of wealth. That's my conclusion
based on a survey of several dozen websites and posted sermons, as well as my
experience both as a preacher and listener.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=inside-copy>One winning formula goes after themes that are minor in
Scripture but big in the culture wars. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Consider Tom DeLay, often identified as a born-again
Christian, whose indictment for money laundering forced him to resign as
Republican leader in the House of Representatives. A recent sermon series at a
church with which he used to be associated condemned homosexuality, abortion
and gambling. But it ignored Scripture's more basic theme of honesty and mercy
as hallmarks of truth, and leadership as requiring people "who fear God, are
trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain."</P>
<P class=inside-copy>With rare exceptions, preachers of all stripes seem to
avoid what Jesus said about wealth and power. Instead, they preach about
church politics, upcoming festivals and personal improvement. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Despite cascading corporate and political scandals, a
widening gap between rich and poor and mounting arrogance in public life, I
read hardly a word about honesty, integrity, mercy, forgiveness, generosity,
kindness or humility. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>I know how dangerous it is to venture into the nuts and
bolts of Christian ethics. People will endure sermons about esoterica such as
stem cell research or same-sex marriage, but they'll squirm when talk turns to
personal priorities, time spent away from family, wealth accumulation, casual
adultery or truth-telling. It is safer to lambaste gays than to tout Jesus'
model of embracing diversity. It is more profitable to back one political
party than to call all leaders to account for their behavior. A dull preacher
will be tolerated; an intrusive one will be fired. </P>
<P class=inside-copy>Our nation needs better from us. We don't need extremist
politics masquerading as Christian morality. We need solid and consistent
instruction in the basics of godly living. We can't hold churches accountable
for what parishioners refuse to hear. But we can hold them accountable for
what they shrink from saying.</P>
<P class=inside-copy><I>Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal pastor, author, teacher and
writer in Durham, N.C. </I></P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=joanopyr@moscow.com href="mailto:joanopyr@moscow.com">Joan Opyr</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=the_ivies3@yahoo.com
href="mailto:the_ivies3@yahoo.com">Tom Ivie</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020 Moscow</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 17, 2006 4:36 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] meals on wheels</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On 17 Mar 2006, at 16:10, Tom Ivie wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>This really sounds like a silent tragedy. I am surprised
the papers haven't done anything with this story. I don't think most people
realize the situations (physical, mental, social, etc. ) of the people who
benefit from meals on wheels. I hope for our seniors sake that this can get
resolved soon. Linda Pike is a real go-getter and if anyone can find a
workable solution, she can.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I agree with you,
Tom, except for the part where you express surprise that this story has not
been covered by our local papers. That's the one piece of this whole ordeal
that doesn't surprise me at all. The Daily News has fallen to bits. While Ed
Iverson piddles away all the editorial board's credibility on the Op-Ed page,
the Daily News staff miss story after story after story. And what they do
cover they generally screw up. "WalMart Given Yellow Light By Moscow P &
Z?" Was the DN reporter attending the same P & Z meeting that everyone
else attended? I don't think so; I think their reporter was (once again) in a
parallel universe. You know, that universe in which Tom Henderson of the
Lewiston Tribune bemoans the fact that when George Bush breaks the law,
Congress changes the law to make Bush's actions retroactively legal.
Meanwhile, Henderson's wife, Virginia, argues on behalf of the Daily New that
when Doug Wilson defies city zoning ordinance not once, not twice, but three
times, it is both wise and reasonable for the city to set fire to its
comprehensive plan in order to rewrite the zoning laws to suit him.
Fascinatin', ain't it?<BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie
Establishment<BR>www.joanopyr.com<BR><BR>PS: I fear that while Doug screams
persecution, what he actually gets is special treatment. Say, do you think
their might be a connection? If I flash my ULC Minister's card around, will
the city let me run a meth lab in my chicken house? It sure would help me pay
the mortgage and, um, meth is part of my religious observance. Yeah, that's
the ticket! Yeah! And marijuana, too. I need a greenhouse and some grow lamps.
Anyone care to make a Church of Auntie Establishment tax-fraud-deductible
"love gift?" <FONT color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>Or perhaps buy me a new truck?
You can do that in my church just as easily as in Doug's -- and the truck
doesn't have to be new.</STRONG></FONT> In fact, it doesn't have to be a
truck. I'm still plumping for that 1968 Mustang Fastback, folks!<BR>
<P>
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