Me too, Dave. When TRUELY OBJECTIONABLE BEHAVIOUR
is objected to (by 'acting out') these persons occasionally do seem
surprised.
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Sent: March 06, 2006 10:43
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The 'spirit' of
truthtalk?
DAVEH: OK Dean, I understand your sensitivity to such and
will respond without using the words you find objectionable. I would
like to continue to discuss this, as I find it interesting to see how SPers
think.
I am curious as to why one would still show
up on somebody's doorstep when an objectionable topic is mentioned rather than
discuss it with them via the phone or email? What is to be accomplished
by a personal visit? Most folks would understand such a visit to be a
physical threat, even though it could be claimed that the offended has a
constitutional right to confront the offender.
The
reason I ask this is because it seems to me that many SPers seemed surprised
that they are physically attacked when confronting sinners on the
streets. Yet they feel compelled to stare the jaws of death (so to
speak) in the mouth. Is this a martyr complex of sorts? Does it
give SPers confidence if they are persecuted for the Lord's sake? I
suppose an argument can be made that if one dies while in the service of the
Lord, it would be a feather in the cap of the persecuted while at the same
time driving the persecutor even deeper into hell. To me that seems like
rather odd logic, considering that the SPer (or guy showing up on the
doorstep) is somewhat a catalyst in this scenario. IOW....Is a SPer
guilty of promoting a problem when he uses his constitutionally guaranteed
free speech to aggravate a situation that can and will likely turn to
violence?
Dean Moore wrote:
Moderator: Wouldn't have to show up in Portland
DaveH-all I would have to do is click a button and my problem is solved and
that is exactly what I going to do the next time you use the
words-****************** in the combination that you used them below.
Discussion over-warning given!
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Original Message -----
Sent:
3/5/2006 12:52:41 PM
Subject:
Re: [TruthTalk] The 'spirit' of truthtalk?
DAVEH: Dean, from what you
said previously about the oneness of husband and wife, if I were to ask
you about ************,, you would take that as a personal attack
on ****** and would then presume it to be a personal attack on you as
well, and then proceed to come to Portland and show up on my
doorstep.....is that correct? Wouldn't it be smarter just to say the
same thing to me via email or a phone call, rather than show up on my
doorstep? What would be accomplished by coming to Portland?
If I were then to assume you are on my doorstep
for a reason other than an amicable discussion, and felt my life was being
threatened by your presence on my doorstep, I would probably not answer
the door. Wouldn't that just frustrate your reason for going to all
that effort, cost, time and travel in an effort to come to my
doorstep? Would you proceed to pound on my doo r expecting me to
open it? If I did not respond to your pounding, then what would you
do? And if you continued to pound on my door, what would you do if I
opened it with a gun in my hand, as I might do if I perceived you as being
a threat to me in my home?
At that point,
if you turned and left, nothing else would happen and you would have spent
a lot of effort for little reason other than to satisfy your pride.
If on the other hand you were to raise the level of confrontation by
arguing, and if I misunderstood the reasons you were on my doorstep
confronting me and refusing to leave, would you be surprised if it led to
a lethal action on my part?
IF that above
scenario were to occur, how do you think the law would view this
matter? Would I be found guilty of manslaughter, or would you be
guilty of threatening my life to the point of my using justifiable lethal
means in self-defense? In my defense, I'm sure my lawyer would quote
your comment..... ...
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