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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">I have already pointed out the numerous libelous claims you are in the habit of making about me. Yet, you just continue to shamelessly plug away without retracting and apologizing for anything.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please stop spreading rumors and lies about me on the local discussion group. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">With that said, I am very grateful for all your posts here on V2020 since they illustrate so well the unjust and cultish behavior kirkers show not only to their carefully crafted local enemy, the Intolerista, but even their own beloved brethren. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Notice how you initiate attacks against me but always refused to reply to my responses. Isn’t it ironic that I have to address local kirkers posting anonymously here? Please note the fact that <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Wilson</st1:City> has just argued that such anonymous behavior on the internet is the work of an assassin; from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Wilson</st1:City></st1:place>’s blog yesterday:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"Never write what you dare not sign. An anonymous letter-writer is a sort of assassin, who wears a mask, and stabs in the dark. Such a man is a fiend with a pen. If discovered, the wretch will be steeped in the blackest infamy." --Charles Spurgeon<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Will the hypocrisy of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> ever end? I will quickly point out the Princess’ errors once again:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Tushi: You forgot to add that Mr. Metzler moved himself and his family to across <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">the street from a personal enemy that he claims is a dangerous psychopath. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Don't you find that strange? I think that reveals a great deal about Mr. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Metzler. He could be lying, he could have a screw loose, or he could be <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">lying and have screw loose. But he can't be both telling the truth and <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"normal." <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Me: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have never claimed that <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> was dangerous via child molestation, rape, theft, or general violence. <st1:City w:st="on">I have argued that Wilson </st1:City>is sociologically and psychologically 'dangerous,' and his social ideology will lead to actual harm over time as we continue to desensitize ourselves to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> as we try to just “get along.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Secondly, I have never claimed that <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> was a psychopath.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have claimed that many people consider him a psychopath and that some of his apologetic writings of late evidence one element of the psychopathic description.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But yes, I certainly think there are qualities about <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> that look very psychopathic and I do believe he is someone who intentionally preaches against behavior that he knows he is currently engaging in himself.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Third, we are living in a short-term rental that was perfect for our immediate needs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And any one who follows Pooh’s Think knows that I am very comfortable analyzing and thinking about Doug Wilson without getting emotionally tweaked, and even though I believe Wilson is corrupt, this does not mean I cannot live within community with him in an empathetic way.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> knows that I am very sincere, honest, and fully capable of reconciliation with him as soon as he shows any signs of humility and willingness to receive accountability. I don’t embrace your enemy theology, and I am thereby not bound to consider <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> my “enemy” as he is bound to consider me his “enemy.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With that said, I should note that all of this is simply subterfuge, and you once again cover up <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City>’s misdeeds that are proven beyond doubt with trivialities. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Tushi: Then of course there is the problem of what you do with a community where a <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">large percentage<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>of the people maintain close relations with a "dangerous <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">psychopath," or all the Christian ministers around the nation and overseas <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">who are on good terms with him. If Mr. Metzler is to be trusted, then none <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">of these other people are to be trusted. Both sides can't both be <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">trustworthy in their judgment.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Me: I would fully agree with this. Those who follow <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> do not have judgment that is to be trusted on these sorts of matters, which has been proven time and time again. What you fail to mention here however, is that the majority of Christians who know about <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> do not trust him.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Get outside your kirk bubble and take a look around Princess.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Tushi: If Mr. Metzler ever sinned against me personally, in a private capacity, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">going to him in private would apply. It does not apply to sins that are <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">literally broadcast publicly. Go back and read the actual text of Matthew 18 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">if necessary.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Me: This is subterfuge. The very reason my web site exists is because of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s failure (layman and elders) to deal with me in a just fashion that even smells like “Mathew 18”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Princess, if you would like to come over to my office I would be glad to go through primary documents with you and walk you through my web site. I could begin by showing you the email from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> where he admits to shunning me before he had even expressed to me that there was “concern.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Tushi: But the big <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">advantage you have over Mr. Metzler is that you are not so conceited as to <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">think that you are competent to editorialize about Ligonier, Doug Phillips, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">etc.You know that you don't know, but he doesn't know that he doesn't know. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">He trusts his nose's ability to administer sniff tests to claims that he <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">encounters in cyberspace, and to then editorialize on the basis of the <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">outcome of his sniff tests. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Me: Once again, you are clearly intending to misconstrue the nature of my writing on these topics.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have already pointed this out many times here over the last few months, (at great length regarding Ligonier) but you obviously refuse to listen or respond to these replies. So I will not waste more time here. Reasoning in a careful fashion from primary documents is hardly offering a “sniff test.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>although I <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">think he deserves the benefit of the doubt insofar as he thinks he is doing <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">good, and not sinning. . . .but he is talking about getting a PhD someday. Talk about putting the cart before the horse!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">No, Princess; I certainly do not deserve the benefit of the doubt.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I simply require an ARGUMENT once we have presented evidence that is prima facie beyond a reasonable doubt. I’m glad that you are interested in my academic career; if you give me a call (cell: 509-330-1503) I would be happy to keep you updated. I should begin a PhD program this coming September, which should go smoothly since I have two years of course work down and a workable thesis in the works. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Princess, your actions here are only doing a disservice to your pastor’s reputation. If you cared about truth or your pastor, you would proceed in a far more judicial way. Feel free to give me a call.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Feel free to address my arguments here.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Feel free to submit a post to Pooh’s Think.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Feel free to tell me who you(you all) are.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But please stop making unsubstantiated and libelous claims from the dark. Again, your pastor admonishes everyone but his own apologists: “An anonymous letter-writer is a sort of assassin, who wears a mask, and stabs in the dark. Such a man is a fiend with a pen. If discovered, the wretch will be steeped in the blackest infamy.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">One day you will grow up and come to the painful realization that you once had a pastor who not only allowed but encouraged you to make a fool out of yourself for the sake of his own egotistical culture war.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><A href="http://www.poohsthink.com/">www.poohsthink.com</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><BR>
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