From: Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
DAVEH: Did he actually use the term "persecute" to describe your treatment of him, or are you assuming that is the way he felt?Yes, he claimed in a return email that I was "persecuting" him (maybe the exact word was "persecution", or "persecute").
DAVEH: In all the instances you are referring to, did the LDS person ever claim you were persecuting them by using that term (or a root of it) in describing your actions?Yes. In fact, I have heard it 2 or 3 times from LDS. They sounded so much alike alike I wondered if maybe young missionaries in training are taught that people will "persecute" them, so maybe they thought anyone who disagreed with them was "persecuting" them. After all, the Bible does say that the Apostles will be persecuted in His name, so it is not unreasonable to teach that, but it sounds like they may not have focused on what persecution really is.
Actually, upon looking at the definition of "persecute", it includes harassment, so maybe he felt I was harassing him. As you have seen, I am quite strong in the expression of my position relative to LDS.
Do you feel I am harassing you? Do you feel persecuted?
BTW, when in person I do not come off nearly as strong as in email. I think when I respond to email I spend much more time formulating a response and get worked up when I think about the great deception that I see being worked on an unsuspecting people.
Perry
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