What in the world IS an orthodox bishop, anyway? I find it hard to believe that if Jesus were to call a soldier into account
on judgement day for cussing his head off like the person in the letter did, that anyone would dare call Jesus self righteous.
Sorry if I stepped on your viet nam veteran toes. You took what was written all wrong. I did not (and I don't think the
other person who commented did either) mean in any way to critisize the individual who wrote the original letter. That person
did not post that letter to Ridecamp, where children would be reading it.
The person who forwarded it is the one responsible for the language appearing on Ridecamp. If the language could not be
edited out, then there should at least have been some sort of warning on the subject line. So, cool your jets, soldier.
Nobody is trying to diminish what our brave soldiers go through or have gone through. I stand on the side of the American
soldier, and am proud to be protected by the men & women who give so much of their lives for our freedoms, which we all seem
to take for granted.
I'm not going to ask you how you dare to assume things yourself. That was an arrogant question, and if you would like to
discuss this further, you may e-mail me privately.
Sincerlely,
Antionette Bartee
Synod of Orthodox Bishops Wstn Rite wrote:
> Reference of sorted language I really wonder if you were put in the
> position of these particular people that were in the armed forces in
> Turkey, and it was your wife or husband or child or son, OR YOU, I
> really wonder what kind of language you would be using
>
> Let me tell you something--these men and these women put their life
> on the line for you so you can sit there and talk about what kind of
> language should be on the internet. If it was not for warriors such as
> these you might not be able to say what you just posted.
>
> I am a Vietnam combat veteran. I was in the Military Police,
> Special Forces 101st Airborn You do not seem to have any contact with
> reality. Your ideals of what reality is , is not vey realistic. Look
> at what has happend in Africa, Look at what has happened all over the
> world because of terrorism. Vietnam was terrorism 24 hrs a day. Let
> me tell you a little bit about reality. How would you like to wake up
> in the morning with your son next to you with his throat slit. That
> happened to my company...just to leave a message that they could get us
> whenever they wanted to. Imagine your son, if you have one, 17 years of
> age loving mom and apple pie and children like all american boys have
> been taught and believe in, walking up to a child with hershey bars in
> your hand, befriending the child while it was boobey trapped with a
> bomb, or having sexual relations with a vietnemes woman who has razor
> blades inplanted you know where. or to be in a fire fight with young
> men between the ages of 17 and 20 crying and screaming for their mothers
> with their legs blown off, their intestimnes blown all over the place
> and your position being over run by terrorist and running out of
> amunition and having to fight hand to hand combat to the death as your
> comrades fall all around you. YOU do not know what terrorism is. You
> do not know what terrorism of the mind and soul is. You do not know the
> scarring of ones spirit or of ones mind. You do not know what the word
> despair means. Anyone that has been attacked or provecated by cowardly
> terrorists would know the the meaning of what I say. You need to give
> thanks to your God that these and others died for your right to say
> watch your language. Thanks to these fallen comrades and these true
> patriots, and true warriors you have this right as I have the right to
> tell you that YOU GIVE AID AND COMFORT TO THE ENEMIES OF THIS COUNTRY
> AND ALL THAT IS HOLY AND RIGHT. HOW NARROW MINDED YOU ARE. HOW SO SELF
> RIGHTOUS YOU ARE. YOU HAVE NOT EARNED THE RIGHT TO DISHONOR THOSE
> WARRIORS WHO PROTECTED YOUR RIGHT TO BE FREE TO SAY AS YOU WISH. A
> PRICE HAS BEEN PAID THAT CAN NEVER BE REPAID.
>
> HOW DARE YOU???????
>
> Joe Dobiss
>
> Chow!
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: language
> Resent-Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 13:10:46 -0700 (PDT)
> Resent-From: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 13:09:45 -0700
> From: softride <softride@cdsnet.net>
> Organization: Underwood Enterprizes
> To: "'ridecamp'" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>
> I thought we were supposed to watch our language on this list
>
> Rebecca
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