Re: language

[owens <owensall@sierranet.net>]

Dear Steph;
Exactly how many children subscribe to ridecamp?
Katee
> 
> 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