[Vision2020] Forrest Church Debate

[Troy Merrill]

Tim

When does a satirical prank become a provocative action?  I did not witness
this particular incident and have no opinion as to whether it crossed the
line between satire and provocation, but I found your response a bit flip.

Troy Merrill


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Lohrmann" <timlohr@yahoo.com>
To: "Neal Wynn" <neal_162@hotmail.com>
Cc: <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Forrest Church Debate


> A satirical prank is now wholesale lying and
> deception?
> Geez, get a sense of humor and perspective!
>   TL
>
>
>
> --- Neal Wynn <neal_162@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Visionaries,
> >
> > Presumably Douglas Jones will cite his role in the
> > "Topless and Proud"
> > lecture prank at the University of Idaho, to
> > demonstrate the virtues of
> > wholesale lying and mass deception as they apply to
> > "the good life."
> >
> > He lied to the entire community about "topless
> > feminist scholars," and he
> > thinks himself qualified to lecture us about "the
> > meaning of life." Now
> > that's funny.
> >
> > Douglas Jones, Fellow of Philosophy at New Saint
> > Andrews College, should
> > take responsibility for his sophomoric antics and
> > apologize for his
> > embarrassing conduct. After all, truth-telling is a
> > necessary component of
> > "living well," at least it was the last time I read
> > the Bible.
> >
> > http://www.credenda.org/issues/11-3meander.php
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Neal Wynn
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > There is a public discussion/debate on "Conflicting
> > Visions of the Art of
> > Living Well" at the University of Idaho on Tuesday,
> > September 30th, at
> > 7:30pm.
> >
> > Forrest Church, the son of the late Frank Church
> > (former U.S. Senator from
> > Idaho), will be debating Douglas Jones, a Fellow of
> > Philosophy at New Saint
> > Andrews College.
> >
> > This public discussion is sponsored by the Unitarian
> > Universalist Church of
> > the
> > Palouse, and Collegiate Reformed Fellowship, a
> > student organization at the
> > University of Idaho and student ministry of Christ
> > Church and Trinity
> > Reformed
> > Church.
> >
> > Some of the questions to be addressed will be: "What
> > is the good life?";
> > "How
> > do we live well?"; "Can we even ask these
> > questions?"; "What is the meaning
> > of
> > life?".
> >
> > ADMISSION IS FREE. The event will take place in the
> > SUB Ballroom at the
> > University of Idaho. If you want a seat, make sure
> > you come early.
> >
> > There will be time for questions from the audience.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Aaron
> > Rench
> >
> >
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