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<br><br><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Helvetica,Sans-Serif;">And, from my little seat in the "Amen" corner, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!<br><br>Thank you, Tom.<br><br>Keely<br></span><br><br>> From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> To: pkraut@moscow.com; Vision2020@mail-gw.fsr.net<br>> Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:34:55 -0800<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] [Bulk] Re: Iowa caucus stuff<br>> <br>> >From the "Welcoming Idaho Initiative" site at:<br>> <br>> http://www.WelcomingIdaho.org<br>> <br>> "Welcome to Idaho, the Gem state. People come to Idaho for the opportunities<br>> it offers. Native Americans and immigrants from many nations have called the<br>> state home. Welcoming Idaho seeks to continue our state´s tradition of<br>> 'welcoming strangers'. <br>> <br>> Welcoming Idaho seeks to foster dialogues in our communities about our<br>> shared values. We want to stay away from the hate-filled messages on our<br>> airwaves. We do not want fear to rule our lives. We know that Idahoans are<br>> compassionate and accepting. Welcoming Idaho celebrates our differences and<br>> our common values."<br>> <br>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>> <br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>> <br>> "I was a stranger, and you welcomed me." (Matthew 25:35)<br>> <br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> <br>> From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<br>> On Behalf Of pkraut@moscow.com<br>> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:34 AM<br>> To: Vision2020@mail-gw.fsr.net<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] [Bulk] Re: Iowa caucus stuff<br>> <br>> Oh, thank you....<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> > Pat,<br>> > <br>> > You have my permission to live your life any God-damned way you want to.<br>> > <br>> > Paul<br>> > <br>> > pkraut@moscow.com wrote:<br>> > > I soooo always apprciate someone who is not a Christian telling me <br>> how I <br>> > > should live it!!<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > <br>> > >> What if he was destitute and unable to provide for his family, and <br>> > >> <br>> > > broke <br>> > > <br>> > >> into your house because your son was hiring him under the table to <br>> do <br>> > >> his chores for him?<br>> > >><br>> > >> I think the un-Christian thing about this (from my admittedly <br>> > >> non-Christian perspective) is viewing these people as hardened <br>> > >> <br>> > > criminals <br>> > > <br>> > >> intent on taking our jobs away from us instead of people stuck <br>> between <br>> > >> <br>> > > a <br>> > > <br>> > >> rock and a hard place who have to find some way for their family to <br>> > >> <br>> > > survive.<br>> > > <br>> > >> I'm no Bible scholar, but I do remember a lot of talk about poverty <br>> and <br>> > >> helping out your fellow man.<br>> > >><br>> > >> Paul<br>> > >><br>> > >> g. crabtree wrote:<br>> > >> <br>> > >>> It seems to me that your notion of the Gospel with regard to <br>> illegal <br>> > >>> aliens is flawed. Do you believe that should a thief break into <br>> your <br>> > >>> home it's your obligation to give him a hot meal and pay to have <br>> the <br>> > >>> hand he cut breaking your window stitched up? Maybe some dental <br>> care <br>> > >>> for him and his family while he's there? Heck as long as he's <br>> sitting <br>> > >>> on your sofa why not arrange for a little in state tuition at the <br>> > >>> local diploma mill and offer to pay expenses not covered by grants. <br>> > >>> <br>> > > By <br>> > > <br>> > >>> my reckoning it's not Christian charity if my compassion is <br>> forcibly <br>> > >>> extracted at the point of a gun, be it in the form of increased <br>> taxes <br>> > >>> by the government or an actual felon with a firearm. Charity should <br>> > >>> <br>> > > be <br>> > > <br>> > >>> an individual thing from the heart. Also, I'm no biblical scholar <br>> but <br>> > >>> I'm fairly sure that the Bible does not preclude a sovereign <br>> country <br>> > >>> having secure borders.<br>> > >>> <br>> > >>> g<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br><br /><hr />Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/digitallife/keepintouch.mspx?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_CPC_VideoChat_distantfamily_012008' target='_new'>Start now!</a></body>
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