If you talked to my mother, she'd tell you that my initials are B.S. That's because I went by my middle name through grade school. As for your non-response...well, what more can I say <grin>.
B.S. > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Montgomery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ZION] President Benson As Icon of The Right (Was: Punch > their...) > > > At 09:56 AM 11/13/2003, RBS (Or is that just plain BS <grin>) wrote: > > > >Because you write well, Steven, I assume you're a reasonably bright guy. > >But, when I read you web site practically the only prophet you > cite is Ezra > >Taft Benson. I don't agree with President Benson's politics, but I do > >believe he was a good man and was entitled to to make his own political > >choices, as we all are. But, Steven, when you were building the site, did > >you not wonder why virtually no other apostle or prophet (of his > era) sang > >the "Communist Threat" to Momronism song as often and as stridently as > >President Benson did (sure, President McKay added a few odd > things, but not > >much). And, further that no current prophet or apostle has picked-up the > >President Benson's "there's a commie on every streetcorner" rag? > > No other Apostle or Prophet needs to. President Benson did such a > great job > laying that foundation <grin>. Besides, imo, the Book of Mormon > does a lot > better job of warning us about the perils of secret combinations and > conspiracies designed to overthrow governments than even President Benson > did <grin>. > > >So why is that bright guy like you doesn't see the need to flesh-out his > >political/religious views using comments, observations and > instructions from > >the other prophets of the Church? Should I worry that you and > people like > >you are hiding out in the weeds, ready at a moment's notice to divide the > >church along political lines, or establish The Church of Ezra Taft Benson > >and tell the rest of us to go straight to hell? Just curious. > > Mostly I use the scriptures and the Founding Fathers to "flesh out" my > political views. > > > > -- > Steven Montgomery > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "But where some say is the king of America? IŽll tell you Friend, > he reigns > above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the royal brute of Great > Britain. Yet that we may not appear to be defective even in > earthly honors, > let a day be solemnly set apart for proclaiming the charter; let it be > brought forth placed on the divine law, the Word of God; let a crown be > placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of > monarchy, that in America the law is king. For as in absolute governments > the king is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there > ought to be no other." (Thomas Paine, _Common Sense_) > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > //////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /////////// > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// 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.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
