How 'bout it Krause?

External Since: Dec 14, 2005 Posts: 31

Chuck,
I have always tried to be very civil towards Harry. I don't think I ever
call him names or use profanity. Even though he has been attacking me, I
have offered to forgive him for these personal attacks. Heck, I even offer
to give him a hug.

Since when does asking Harry "What would you like to know" suddenly become
"pig piling"?

<chuckgould.chuck.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> William Bruce wrote:
>> Hey Krause, my offer stands: Prove to the "reasonable man" standard that
>> (1) you have a degree from Yale, (2) your wife is a medical doctor, and
>> (3)
>> that you own a lobster boat and I'll overnight a $10,000.00 check to the
>> charity of your choice in your name.
>>
>> How 'bout it?
>>
>> William
>
>
> (The first step in creating a contract is identifying the parties
> involved. Since nobody knows who you are, you might as well promise
> $10,000,000.00. It would be equally meaningless. Making conditional
> promises about things you will do "if" is ridiculous when
> you cannot be held accountable)
>
> An observation from a guy who has no interest in "defending Harry,"
> (Harry can take care of himself, and does, very adequately.):
>
> Aren't at least a few of the folks in the current pig piles on Harry
> and Basskisser supposed to be getting spiritually prepared for what a
> recently touted book declares the "most sacred Christian holiday" of
> the year?
>
> Will these personal attack threads continue until midnight of the 24th?
> Will they stop long enough for the religious ceremony where well-to-do
> people give other well-to-do people consumerist baubles and/or
> expensive luxuries to emulate "God's gift of His son for our redemption
> and to a lesser extent the chests of gold, frankincense and myhr
> brought to the baby Jesus by the Persian astrologers"?
>
> It is easily predicted that a chorus of wailing voices will respond,
> "Gould, you hypocrite, why don't you chastise Krause for starting a lot
> of this?" Harry does start a lot of it. It wouldn't be unreasonable to
> say that he deserves much of what he gets in return.
> Difference is, he isn't griping about the incursion of the secular
> world into his Christian life, or the corruption of his sacred
> religious holiday by people who would dare to say "Happy Holidays" or
> "Seasons Greetings" rather than "Merry Christmas". Difference is also,
> the
> folks who are offended by non-Christian comments or observations of the
> solstice holiday
> usually claim to subscribe to a philosophy where one "turns the other
> cheek" when attacked- rather than a philosophy where the one attacked
> recruits a gang of people hiding behind phony names to launch a barrage
> of insults for purposes of retaliation and escalation.
>
> I guess maybe my general question is: When does this Christmas season
> start? If it has started, are the pig piles and attack threads
> consistent with the type of behavior one should engage in to observe
> it? If it hasn't started, will the pig piles and attack threads
> diminish when it does? If it hasn't started, why would anybody be upset
> with references to "holiday" rather than Christmas on any given day?
> Are certain non-Christian actions or statements more acceptable than
> others? Does it make some sort of difference if the person engaged in
> non-Christian behavior is all the while professing an overwhelming
> concern for Christian behavior and expecting or demanding it from
> others? It's pretty confusing. Would somebody please explain the rules?
>

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