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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>> But all complaints are targeted to one specific creedal
group <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>I would heartily agree with you, but only if by “creedal
group” you are referring primarily to a commitment to the following
items: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Legal threat (Atwood and now
[ ]), <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Apologetics as insult (e.g. Nate’s recent ‘roommate’
comment)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>A non-historic/redemptive theonomic approach to OT civil
law, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Arrogance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Elitism<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Sociology of Violence as outlined in the beginning of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City>’s ‘Serrated
Edge’ book<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Imprecatory prayers against citizens of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Unjust distinction between covenant and noncovenant
members in making new law, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>A replacement, rather than missional, practice of church
growth<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Plan to dominate <st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City> as <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City>’s “educational
center,” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Creating a subculture that does not include other
conservative churches<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Some of the people on the list are not committed to these doctrinal
and practical emphases, such as myself (!), but they are associated as part of
the “creedal group.” However, I am happy to be disciplined in
this way if this is how providence seems best because of the sin of my
spiritual leaders and my involvement with it for years. Of course, this is easy
for me to say since I don’t have any boarders—unless that is what
you want to call these small humans that run around my house all day long.
However, I do have friends on this list who are dear to me and who do not
actually hold to this creedal emphases. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>If there is any other sort of religious “discrimination”
going on, I am not aware of it; if so please enlighten me. If folks don’t
like <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Wilson</st1:City></st1:place>,
perhaps it is a legitimate question to ask “Why?” before hurling
around the loaded phrase ‘religious persecution.’ There are
many conservative Christians around that don’t manage to be so
persecuted.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Michael Metzler</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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