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Hell, most Satanists aren't even Satanists as Dale would understand
them. They don't worship Satan, they don't perform Black Masses, they
don't perform sacreligious rituals. I've known a few of them - not my
thing, but more power to them. Wiccans aren't Satanists either, though
I doubt he would see the difference. I doubt he'd see the difference
between, say, Catholics and Satanists either, so I guess it's no real
surprise. His contrast is set too high - all he can make out is black
and white. I don't know if you've ever taken a beautiful photograph
and reduced it to two colors, but it looks like crap when you are done.<br>
<br>
Now, if I had posted an article about Christ Church on my blog with a
skull with an upside-down cross carved into it accompanying it, would
Dale have found it offensive, I wonder?<br>
<br>
Does he understand that symbols used by other faiths are as sacred to
their members as his most precious symbols are to him? <br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
keely emerinemix wrote:
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</style>And, of course, I was "attacking" him for the intellectual
dishonesty of posting an article about Wicca and using a Satanic
graphic. I'm not a Wiccan, but Wiccans aren't Satanists. Dale knows
that; if he doesn't, I wonder what in the world he's doing as an elder
at a large Christian church.<br>
<br>
But I wonder that pretty much every time I think of Dale.<br>
<br>
keely<br>
<br>
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<hr>Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:15:41 -0700<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Wiccans and Courtney's BLog<br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">kjajmix1@msn.com</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:debismith@moscow.com">debismith@moscow.com</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
<br>
<div>Dale didn't write the article, he simple posted it. So
attacking him for any inadequacies the Associated Press wrote is
misplaced anger.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Best,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Donovan<br>
<br>
<b><i>keely emerinemix <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com"><kjajmix1@msn.com></a></i></b> wrote:</div>
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Thanks, Debi, for clearing this up. I took a look and it didn't appear
to be anything I recognize from my knowledge of Wicca, and I kinda
wondered if instead it resembled something called "bearing false
witness."<br>
<br>
keely<br>
<br>
> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
> From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:debismith@moscow.com">debismith@moscow.com</a><br>
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:41:56 +0000<br>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Wiccans and Courtney's BLog<br>
> <br>
> A friend sent me to look at Dale Courtney's take on the Wiccan
Pentacle <br>
> being allowed on cemetery markers for military veterans. As usual,
<br>
> Courtney got it wrong. What he shows in the graphic is a phoney
Satanist <br>
> ritual object, obtained in headshops by Gother-Than-Thou
adolescents <br>
> trying to shock their parents. I'm sure he did a lot of
web-surfing to <br>
> find this silly piece of trash.<br>
> <br>
> The Wiccan Pentacle does not appear attched to a plastic skull,
nor does <br>
> it appear point down. It has nothing to do with devil worship
(Wiccans <br>
> don't even believe in the concept of the devil), fanged skulls,
backwards <br>
> prayers, and the rest of the crap Dale watches on late night cable
tv. He <br>
> should stop scaring himself. And Little Chris Whitmer best hope
cemetery <br>
> vandaliism is at an all time low, or the authorities will know
where to <br>
> look for a culprit...<br>
> <br>
> Courtney seems to be an irresponsible hate-monger, and not much of
a <br>
> Christian. Juxtaposing this laughable and trashy bit of kitsch
with an <br>
> article about religious tolerence finally being awarded to a truly
<br>
> persecuted religious minority is amazing. It surely does not speak
well <br>
> of his own perceived victimization due to his religious beliefs,
nor his <br>
> wish to have redress. <br>
> <br>
> That image, of course, has nothing to do with the practice of
Wicca, but <br>
> fact has never loomed large on Courtney's horizon. Doesn't really
matter, <br>
> as those who take his BLog seriously already had their psuedo
minds made <br>
> up, and are willing to believe anything ugly about anyone not
them. <br>
> Everyone with a mind still open is just laughing at him...<br>
> > Debi R-S<br>
> <br>
> > <br>
> > From: "Tom Hansen" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><thansen@moscow.com></a><br>
> > To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:london@moscow.com"><london@moscow.com></a>, "Debi Robinson-Smith" <br>
> > <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:debismith@moscow.com"><debismith@moscow.com></a>,<br>
> > "Don and Rose Huskey" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com"><donaldrose@cpcinternet.com></a>,<br>
> > "Joan Opyr" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:joanopyr@moscow.com"><joanopyr@moscow.com></a>,<br>
> > "Keely Emerinemix" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com"><kjajmix1@msn.com></a>,<br>
> > "Lois Blackburn" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lblackburn@turbonet.com"><lblackburn@turbonet.com></a>,<br>
> > "Nick Gier" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nickgier@adelphia.net"><nickgier@adelphia.net></a>, "Nick Gier" <br>
> > <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ngier@uidaho.edu"><ngier@uidaho.edu></a>,<br>
> > "Saundra Lund" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sslund@roadrunner.com"><sslund@roadrunner.com></a><br>
> > Subject: Wiccans and Courtney's BLog<br>
> > Date sent: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:44:57 -0700<br>
> > <br>
> > As I do regularly, I visited Courtney's Brainless Log (BLog)
to see if<br>
> > there was anything of interest.<br>
> > <br>
> > Attached is a PDF file of the "Wiccans Get Grave Marker
Symbol"<br>
> > article posted to the BLog. Pay particular attention to the
graphic<br>
> > and CDWitmer's comments at the end.<br>
> > <br>
> > This, apparently, is considered acceptable Christian behavior<br>
> > originating from the sandbox boys.<br>
> > <br>
> > Yet, if we question anything that originates from Anselm
House, we are<br>
> > accused of religious persecution??????????????????????????<br>
> > <br>
> > Thoughts?<br>
> > <br>
> > Tom Hansen<br>
> > Moscow, Idaho<br>
> > <br>
> > "I'll just speak for our church, in Christ Church. If I found
out<br>
> > that a member of our church or a church officer was lying to<br>
> > non-believers in the community, as a way to get by or protect
themself<br>
> > or protect his reputation, yes, he'd be disciplined."<br>
> > <br>
> > - Doug Wilson (January 31, 2007)<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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