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<DIV><FONT size=4>Can you say "Cult?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>W.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=metzler@moscow.com href="mailto:metzler@moscow.com">Michael</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 04, 2006 5:21 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] (no subject)</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">May 4,
2006<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">Michael
Metzler<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><ST1:ADDRESS u1:st="on"><ST1:STREET
u1:st="on">P.O. Box</ST1:STREET> 8282</SPAN></FONT></ST1:ADDRESS><O:P></O:P>
<BR><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:CITY
u1:st="on">Moscow</SPAN></FONT></ST1:CITY><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"></st1:City>, <ST1:STATE
u1:st="on">ID</ST1:STATE> <ST1:POSTALCODE
u1:st="on">83843</ST1:POSTALCODE></SPAN></FONT></ST1:PLACE><O:P></O:P> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">Dear
Michael,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">The session of
<ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME u1:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName></ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE
u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></ST1:PLACETYPE></st1:place></st1:PersonName> is
interested in bringing some level of closure to our interaction with you.
Humanly speaking, for a long while now, weve obviously ceased to be any
pastoral help to you. You appear to have decided to cease worshipping and
sharing the Lords Supper with us. We had hoped you would join us in trusting in
the Spirits work in the Supper because any attempts at interaction with you
only created more tangled layers of misinterpretations. But now youve stopped
communing with us. At the same time, you have continued to make public
accusations and have declined to submit any of these accusations to us to
evaluate in a biblical, accountable, orderly, and responsible manner.
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">We, therefore,
propose the following options: either (1) repent wholly and fruitfully, (2) file
a charge immediately, or (3) we'll release you from
membership.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"> (1) The
first option seeks to have you repent immediately for your ongoing disrespect
and disorderliness for the manner in which you have created your web of
accusations in a public and unaccountable way. This option would include taking
down your blog (for your sake), remove yourself from all <ST1:PLACENAME
u1:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName></ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE
u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></ST1:PLACETYPE></st1:PersonName> disputes, seek
forgiveness, and begin attending <ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME
u1:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName></ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE
u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></ST1:PLACETYPE></st1:place></st1:PersonName>
again regularly. Nothing weve seen in your correspondence suggests that you are
in any way inclined in this direction. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">
Your blog should be much more of an embarrassment to you and your family than to
us. A faithful church is supposed to generate this sort of false accusation, and
when we compare its bizarre disconnect from reality, it only confirms that were
doing something right. When we cease provoking sentimental men, then we will
have failed in our calling. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">
Youve created a web of unfalsifiable
accusations and psychological conspiracies in which you are always the victim.
With God as our witness, our consciences are clean in regard to your
accusations, and we unhesitatingly believe that you will be terribly surprised
and ashamed of your claims when we sit as brothers on Judgment Day. You clearly
have no idea how far from reality your vision is, and we clearly lack the means
of persuading you otherwise. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">(2) The second
option urges you to take responsibility for your accusations, justify them
coherently, and allow them to be evaluated and cross-examined in an orderly
manner before our session immediately. As always, were far from perfect and
always open to correction. We now lack, however, the confidence that you are any
longer able to discuss these items with us informally, and so this option asks
you to justify your accusations carefully and precisely. At the same time, this
option includes taking down your blog and removing yourself from other disputes
as evidence that you are willing to pursue these issues in an orderly manner.
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">(3) Given that you
have declined to follow your membership vows to submit to our government and
discipline while pursuing purity and peace, as evidenced by your refusal to
worship with us or heed our counsel, this option has us confirming your actions
by immediately releasing you from your membership vows and our obligations to
you. This is not excommunication or suspension; we believe those would be of no
spiritual benefit to you. We wish we could release you in good standing. We
count you a brother in need of great help we cant provide. With this option you
would be free from us. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">If you wish,
please immediately contact the current moderator, Mike Lawyer, with evidence
(e.g., letter of repentance, submitted charge form and justification, your
blog down, etc.) that you are pursuing the first or second options.
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">Please feel free
to circulate or post this correspondence as you see fit before
God.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">For the elders of
<ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME u1:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName></ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE
u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></ST1:PLACETYPE></st1:PersonName></st1:place> in
session, May 4, 2006,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'">Doug
Jones<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="GoudyOlSt BT"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'GoudyOlSt BT'"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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