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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Based on the rather sterling editorial by Lee Rosen addressing the issues of the Moscow Food Co-op and Christ Church I re-subscribed to the DN. Unfortunately, due to some snafu that may well be my fault I was unable to post my response to a note from Heather Wilson to the editor this a.m. I emailed the powers to be at the DN and they may be able to help me sort out my dumbellness) in the meantime I’ll post it here. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>To DN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>“I know Heather Wilson to be a friendly, decent person. I am not surprised by the loyalty she feels toward her church and immediate family. I am certain that she is expressing her concern and perhaps pain when she writes “I can't overstate my disappointment in your piece and I hope the Daily News editorial board can use its platform to encourage true community and diversity in the future.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I can’t overstate my disappointment either, (although I’ve tried to many, many times) that a minister of the gospel – even one who was self-appointed to lead the flock and whose most pronounced character trait is mendacity closely followed by the <span class=me>ignominious</span> behavior of mocking, belittling, name calling, imprecatory praying of curses on his enemies, unabashed celebration of nepotism, and a lofty (profoundly, abysmally ignorant) dismissal of public education and fact based science continues to enjoy an unchallenged position of leadership in any religious organization. Doug Wilson celebrates self by embracing a towering hubris that George Patton could only have aspired to achieve. Why does he unabashedly and persistently choose to shame the church he founded and the congregation that he claims to shepherd? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>It is a noticeable disgrace that in our community with its wide range of religious affiliations (or not) that a single figure stands out as a lightening rod of intolerance and bigotry. What kind of person would delight in the “wordsmithy” that identifies him as the preening master of ridicule of vulnerable people? It is astonishing to me that somehow he has manipulated his congregation (including many members who can truthfully be described as bright, successful, and engaging people) into allowing his outrageous stunting to infect them with the taint of his antics. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Rose Huskey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>