[Vision2020] kirk email

Mon Nov 7 18:25:33 PST 2005

"See what I mean, a a confidante of Doug Wilson’s sent
an inflammatory email to the Christ Church/Trinity
Reformed Church email list, strongly discouraging
church members from voting for Nancy Chaney, Aaron
Ament, Kit Craine, Evan Holmes, and Bob Stout."--
Keely Mix

Ms. Moscow Gossip Queen do you ever stop? What was
inflammatory about it Keely? Was there something wrong
with it? Cannot a member of Christ Church send an
email out saying who they do not support in the
election? It is OK for Joan Opyr and Tom Hansen to
urge people to vote for Nancy, but it inflammatory to
tell people to vote for Peg? How hypocritical.

-DJA

PS, some of those people are voting for, and some of
them I am voting against.

--- keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:

> Dear Visionaires and Kirkers Who Might Be Lurking,
> 
> On Thursday, Nov. 3, a confidante of Doug Wilson’s
> sent an inflammatory 
> email to the Christ Church/Trinity Reformed Church
> email list, strongly 
> discouraging church members from voting for Nancy
> Chaney, Aaron Ament, Kit 
> Craine, Evan Holmes, and Bob Stout.
> 
> The writer predicated his email on a single dubious
> issue, saying, “This 
> election will be critical to the future of New Saint
> Andrews, Atlas School, 
> Christ Church, and Trinity Reformed,” and he went on
> to misrepresent and/or 
> distort the truth concerning the above-named
> candidates’ positions.  I have 
> talked with Kit at length, and I have never heard
> her say anything – good, 
> bad, or indifferent – about NSA, the Kirk, or any
> religious group.  I recall 
> a letter to the editor from Aaron this summer
> stating that he only wants 
> code to be enforced and has no animus toward NSA,
> and I have to assume he is 
> speaking truthfully.  Evan has maintained elsewhere
> that he did respond to 
> the infamous Wilsonian questionnaire when
> appropriate, given the ethical  
> imperatives of his position on the Board of
> Adjustment.
> 
> The writer continued his screed by declaring that
> the Moscow Civic 
> Association “was formed in the summer of 2002
> specifically in reaction to 
> New Saint Andrews College and Christ Church,” which,
> I’m guessing, would be 
> news to MCA, and he closed it by encouraging members
> not to “waste” their 
> votes.  He also encourages NSA students to register
> to vote.  (They should, 
> but not because a Big Guy tells them to).
> 
> It is difficult to imagine why a religious
> organization that claims no 
> political agenda would resort to duplicitous scare
> tactics in order to 
> manipulate its membership, although it is, perhaps,
> easy to see why Christ 
> Church would.  Nonetheless, there is a moral and
> Biblical imperative to not 
> bear false witness, and many of the statements below
> are just that.  I 
> believe it is important for voters to know this.
> 
> keely emerine mix
> 
> 
> 
> From: “Dale Courtney” <dmcourtn at moscow.com>
> To: <Kirkers & Trinity Reformed members>
> Subject: 8 Nov Moscow Mayoral and City Council
> Elections
> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:51:32 -0800
> Kirkers & Trinity Reformed members:
> 
> As you may well know, Tuesday (8 Nov) is Election
> Day.
> 
> For Moscow voters, this election will be critical to
> the future of New Saint 
> Andrews, Atlas School, Christ Church, and Trinity
> Reformed.
> 
> The Daily News says that zoning is the critical
> topic in the 8 November 
> election.  I agree with that assessment.
> 
> With that in mind, a group of six Christ
> Church/Trinity Reformed members 
> (without any direction from the elders, it is
> important to note), created a 
> questionnaire that was sent to each of the
> candidates.
> 
> You can find their answers to our survey over at 
>
http://right-mind.us/2005CityCouncilQuestionnaire.htm
> 
> Note: three refused to answer our questionnaire even
> after repeated 
> follow-up requests: Kit Craine, John Dodson, and
> Evan Holmes.
> 
> You can also find the candidates’ answers concerning
> NSA remaining downtown 
> over at
>
http://right-mind.us/blogs/blog_0/archive/2005/10/12/37388.aspx
> 
> There are two candidates that are outspoken and
> adamant about getting NSA 
> out of Moscow: Aaron Ament and Kit Crane.
> 
> Aaron Ament commented that NSA students are
> “androids,” New Saint Andrews 
> College is the “android college,” and Doug Wilson is
> the fat “android in 
> command.”
> 
>
http://right-mind.us/blogs/intolerista_island/archive/2005/10/01/37039.aspx
> 
> Write-in candidate for mayor, Randy Blanton, refers
> to Douglas Wilson as 
> “Mr. Clan.”
> 
> There are also two candidates who have been promoted
> by the Moscow Civic 
> Association.  MCA is the “progressive” watchdog
> group in Moscow that grooms 
> and runs candidates for office.  MCA was formed in
> the summer of 2002 
> specifically in reaction to New Saint Andrews
> College and Christ Church.
> 
> The two candidates that MCA is pushing are Nancy
> Chaney (for mayor) and Bob 
> Stout (for 4-year seat on the City Council).  See: 
> http://www.moscowcivic.org/ for the MCA’s
> endorsement.
> 
> Far be it from me to tell you for whom you should
> vote.  However, for all 
> the reasons listed above, I discourage the following
> candidates:
> 
> For Mayor:
> •	Herman Adona
> •	Randy Blanton (write-in candidate)
> •	Nancy Chaney
> 
> For 2-Year Seat:
> •	Aaron Ament
> 
> For 4-Year Seat:
> •	Kit Craine
> •	John Dodson
> •	Evan Holmes
> •	Bob Stout
> 
> In addition, the persons who win are those with the
> most totaled votes at 
> the end of the day. There are nine candidates vying
> for three positions on 
> the City Council.  Therefore, I would encourage you
> to be judicial with your 
> votes for those 4-Year positions.  You may vote for
> up to three; but you do 
> not have to vote for three.  If you only find one or
> two you deem to be 
> worthy, you may not want to waste a vote on someone
> you do not want to see 
> in office.
> 
> Finally, you can find links to all of the above over
> at 
> http://right-mind.us/election.htm
> 
> As a reminder: voting is in the Moscow Fairground
> Building, and you can 
> register at the polls if you are not yet registered
> to vote.  To vote you 
> need to be a US citizen, 18 years or older, and have
> lived in Moscow for the 
> at least 30 days (college students count!).  To
> register you need proof of 
> residence (a bank statement with a recent address on
> it, for example) and a 
> photo ID (driver’s license, for example).
> 
> The election on Tuesday is very important to the
> future of New Saint Andrews 
> College, Atlas School, and our congregations.  I
> cannot encourage you more 
> highly to vote on Tuesday.
> 
> pax,
> 
> Dale Courtney
> dmcourtn at moscow.com
> 
> PS -- The candidates’ answers to our questionnaire
> will run in the Daily 
> News this Saturday (5 Nov) as well.
> 
>
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