[Vision2020] Intolerista Slogans

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Intolerista Slogans
Topic: General Ruminations
 
Doug writes:
 
1.   "The Intolaristas have launched a new  attack on us....."
Response:   What do you mean by "us,"  Doug?  Do you have a mouse in your 
pocket? We know that rank and  file members of your congregation had nothing to 
do with getting (or  not getting) the proper building, occupancy, and zoning 
permits.  It has  always been your modus operandi to pretend that community 
disagreements  with you are extended to a generalized attack on the members of 
your  church. You should be down on your knees tomorrow morning in front of the  
Saints begging their pardon for spreading dissent and unhappiness  in Moscow 
which is rooted and has grown and spread because of  your hubris and ill 
considered sense  of entitlement. 
 
 
Neither I, nor my Intolerista colleagues were  involved in bringing the 
zoning complaint.  We were not even  aware of the issue until we read about it in 
the newspaper.  We know, and  so do you, that you are making this erroneous and 
unfounded claim in an  effort to portray yourself as the embattled  victim of 
 religious  discrimination.  It must really sting  that law-abiding,  
honorable, Evangelical men are holding you accountable for your civil  failure.  

 
2."This effrontery was too much for Rosemary Huskey, one of  the chief 
whackadoos in the CoFB (Coalition of the Fevered Brow), and so she  wrote a letter 
to the editor, proudly laying out the elements of the Intolerista  Creed."
Response:  Is the CoFB  something like the FOG (Fellowship of Grievance)?  
The FOG, an unpleasant  little nickname you gave those within your own 
congregation who bravely believed  you should be accountable for your behavior, divided 
your church.  You  know that the things that we are intolerant of (like your 
defense of  slavery, the place and expectations for women under a patriarchal  
system, women serving in the military, the application of Mosaic law as a  
fulfillment of God's plan etc.) are matters of grave concern to millions of  
people world wide, not just a few local Intoleristas.  
  
I am wondering Doug, when, if ever, you will admit  that NSA is incorrectly 
positioned in the heart of the central business  zone?  In fact, you and your 
employees failed to secure the  appropriate, legally required permits. Your 
credibility continues to  shrink as you try to shift the focus of the civil 
complaint, 
repeat false accusations, and masquerade as the  contemporary reincarnation 
of William Tyndale.  (Grandiosity is a beguiling  path, Doug, but it generally 
leads to a disagreeable destination.  Real  friends would seek to turn your 
steps from this unhappy  route.) 
 
If I had your best interests at heart, as presumably your  elders do,  I'd 
advise you to think of ways to avoid additional and  unnecessary loss of face.  
For instance, why not renew your  search for a piece of land upon which to 
build the medieval cathedral  and cathedral close of your dreams?  That should 
keep you  busy for awhile.  The sale of NSA might help to fund your little city 
on a  hill.
 
As for your bumper-sticker notion, it's a splendid idea,  Doug!  It will 
deflect congregational thought from your current  misadventure with those silly 
zoning laws, and would provide lots of witty  moments at the Head of Household 
meetings.  Go for it.  You probably  have forgotten that Auntie Establishment 
preceded you in that arena over a year  ago.  Her favorite (aside from the ever 
popular "The Church of Auntie  Establishment, Moscow's Other Cult") bumper 
sticker should resonate with the  thoughtful Saints of Christ Church and 
probably the majority of the  Fellowship of Grievance.  Remember it?  "You're Not The 
Boss  Of Me."
 
Do Wacky Do Wacky Do!
Rose Huskey
 
 
Do whacka do whacka do,
 
 
Intolerista Slogans
Topic: General  Ruminations

As some of you know, a week or so ago, the Intoleristas launched a new attack 
 on us here in Moscow. But because their behavior is now getting out to the  
skinny branches, Jim Fisher of the Lewiston Morning Tribune wrote an editorial 
 that attempted to talk them down out of their tree. "Come to the nice 
fireman,"  was the gist of his article, at least as I would summarize it. Mr. Fisher 
 is a liberal of the classical liberal tradition, which means that he 
actually  tries to apply what he says he believes about things like free speech.  
This effrontery was too much for Rosemary Huskey, one of the chief whackadoos in  
the CoFB (Coalition of the Fevered Brow), and so she wrote a letter to the  
editor, proudly laying out the elements of the Intolerista Creed. I say this,  
not because I think it would be productive to interact with her magnum  
opuscule, but rather because it gave me an idea. And so, herewith, I propose  a 
group effort, in which we come up with a bumpersticker sized motto for the  
Intoleristas. Here are a few suggestions to prime the pump, and I will post  others 
as they get to me. 
1. Diversity Until We Get Some! 
2. Hidebound Progressive and Proud! 
3. Fundamentalists Without a Fundament 
4. Free Tibet from People Like Us 
5. Scott Bauer Is Too My Name! 
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just too many  of them. But you can do something, and the difference between 
doing something  and doing nothing is everything." Daniel Berrigan


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