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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Last one:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gary</span></font></st1:place></st1:City>
writes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Actually, we have already met, Jackie. And
while I have absolutely no desire <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>to "know you" any better then I do now, I do
think that you reveal quite a <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>bit about yourself when you carry on endlessly about
your unrequited <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>obsessions ala CC, its pastor and members, donnae-cha
know? gc”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I would tend to agree; although in contrast with <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Gary</st1:place></st1:City>, I would be delighted to get to know
Jackie better. Jackie, I wonder if it might be good to generally limit
the topic to Christ Church’s leader and representative Douglas Wilson,
without bringing in those more innocent personalities; those in the grip of
Wilson’s leadership to Heaven via a heavenly city here within Moscow need
better insight into the social dynamic they are a part of, not more harassment.
I have heard many good things about Mike Hoffman and I can sympathize with how
one could get sucked into a church community like Christ Church; I doubt
Hoffman will see the light by getting exposure of this sort – he would
more likely be thrilled to be found in that elect persecuted few. Any
hard fact about his local business workings could prove a helpful topic (see <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Bill London</st1:PersonName>’s question for clarification), but
a private businessman deserves the requisite level of privacy. As for another
example, although it seemed to me <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Austin</st1:place></st1:City>
was a fence sitter, he got highly offended by his minor book selling business
getting investigated by an “intolerista.” Also, keeping to no more
than three posts a day might also help mitigate this kind of criticism from <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gary</st1:place></st1:City> and others. I
wonder if having your own blog where folks can visit on their own initiative
might be a possible alternative too, at least to cut down on the volume. Just
some thoughts; I’m not trying to be preachy, although it might come
across that way – I’m no one to talk here! I really think that
these kinds of moves might better serve the developing exposure of the more cultish
activities of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City>.
After all, almost every larger community has got their Village; there is likely
a sociological pseudo-cult near you; help spread the word. As for me and
my family, it has been very freeing to just go on with life, keeping those
friends I can and just making others, and that is the typical recommendation,
as far as I can tell, for anyone who has emotional tears in their soul from
spiritual abuse. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Michael Metzler <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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