Forwarded with permission from Scripture-L: TROY BRAEGGER wrote:
> Elder Nelson's quote was just discussed for quite some time on Dennis > Prager's national radio show out of Los Angeles. He is a religious > conservative who has great esteem for the Church, but he was shocked > that Elder Nelson made this kind of "pacifist statement", as he put > it, especially in light of the ongoing national debate about war on > Iraq. Dennis focused on Elder Nelson's statement that "as a church, > we renounce [not denounce, but renounce as an option] war." He may > have been scrutinizing Elder Nelson's words more than Elder Nelson > anticipated, but he knew the "liberal" churches had already come out > against what he views as a just war to liberate Iraq, and he was > counting on Evangelicals and Mormons as seeing things his way, so he > was really surprised by Elder Nelson's statement, as it had been > reported by CNN. He even tried to contact the church to seek > clarification, but no one was issuing any statements. Several callers > in a row were members of the Church, and they either disagreed with > Elder Nelson or they agreed with him but interpreted his comments so > as not to be a statement against war in Iraq. Dennis encouraged those > members to contact the church to find out what's going on in the upper > echelons, with this kind of statement being made. Troy > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/7/02 08:48:43 >>> > "When there are no more Jews in Dar-al-Islam (the land of Islam), then > > we will have peace." -- a leader of Hamas. > > P.S. Did you know some 70-80% of the money spent on military > activities > in the West Bank and Gaza by Hamas comes from donors in the US? Kind > of > like the way it was with the IRA. -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." --Michelangelo Buonarroti Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
