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<div class=Section1><pre><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>I found some time to check in real quick:<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Joe Schmoe (his chosen name) posted the following. This was put under the new category of “what??” <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>“Unbelievable, This morning I came on your forum because I thought I could shed some light on something that had you in a tither. What's funny to me now is that just because you have chosen to make a statement, you now feel due a response from Mr. Hoffman. Interesting. And I'm being questioned about if and where I go to church? I'm sure you'll all be disappointed to know that I sleep in on Sunday mornings. So if I'm not a member at C.C. what will you all do? Joe”<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>This seems to be, at least in small part, a response to my recent note to Joe, which was in part the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Thank you for your human and rational approach
to the act of communication. However, I think it would be good if you just
confirm that J Ford’s claims are false, since it seems you apparently
know. Also, if you can confirm whether or not you are connected to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
in any way, I think this would be very helpful, given comments such as
“able to find something in my history that might not prove to be near as
clean as the people who attend C.C. and I've seen what's been done to
them.” This will come as a surprising comment if you are not connected to
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in any way. I must confess
as well that your unwillingness to use your real name is a bit troubling.”
<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'>Joe S.,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I would still like to know if you are at all, in any way, affiliated
with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. Your original statement
gave the appearance that you have been following the various “controversies”
enough, including lurking here on V2020 for some time, to understand the people
at Christ Church and what’s been done to them, as well as formulating
your own assessment of the justice of what has been done. But then in
response to some further questioning, you act surprised that folks would want
to know if you are affiliated with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. These two
things don’t mix very well in my opinion. I would really like to
know your real name, just because I think non-anonymous posting is far better
than anonymous; but if that is not possible, it would still be helpful for
everybody in their interpretation of your strong vouch for Christ Church to
know if you are in any way at all affiliated with Christ Church; this could be
by family, education, unique theological beliefs, occupation, close
friendships, affiliation with associated institutions such as Trinity, the
CREC, etc. The purpose is obviously not to label you (I have many friends that
fit this criteria), figure out if you are religious, or to know if you are
sleeping at 10 am on Sundays. The purpose is purely evidential and hermeneutic.
It would help assess the significance of your strong vouch for <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
as a possible unbiased outsider looking in at all this, as you seem to make
yourself out to be.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you<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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