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yella_dawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:29 PM
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I just got a letter from James Dobson
Three pages, front and back, single spaced. I got ill on the first page, but I'll add more snippets as my revulsion allows.

As to the length, the good doctor apologizes, the there are things he just "had to say".

First, he sent this " prophetic and historic" letter to make new friends to help combat the "arrogant, unaccountable, and godless judges".

He mentions the poor "mentally disabled woman" who was starved to death at the request of her "husband" (his quotes). The evil "husband" lived with and had fathered two children by ANOTHER WOMAN!

Ms. Schivo "was not comatose before the killing began, was not on a respirator, and was not unaware of her circumstances."

He then relates much detail of this poor woman's suffering, more court orders that had no purpose but to increase her suffering, and related the entire ordeal to Nazi euthanizing of the mentally retarded in the `30's.

The good doctor eventually gets to the point with a form that will allow me to put my donation on a credit card.





How do you combat outright lies by what some consider a religious leader?


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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:32 PM
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1. is there a phone number or email?
Contact them & see if you can waste the time of some of their staff...

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yella_dawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:41 PM
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5. You think this is an appropriate situation
to tape his postage-paid reply envelope to a brick and toss it into a mail drop?


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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 03:04 PM
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10. I can't think of any better response myself!
:hi:
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Imagine My Surprise Donating Member (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 03:10 PM
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11. fuck yeah!
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Imagine My Surprise Donating Member (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 03:11 PM
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13. Make copies of the "postage guaranteed" envelope...
then head off to Lowe's!
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:32 PM
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2. Print out the sections of today's Top Ten
Conservative Idiots about the 3 Republican sexual perverts and ask him if he can do anything to stop them.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:42 PM
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7. Yes! We must stop the immoral actions of our leaders!
Please give! Think of the children!! Will SOMEBODY PLEASE think of the children!!
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Green Mountain Dem Donating Member (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:32 PM
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3. As usual...
just ask for his proof...you won't get a reply!!
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mahina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:37 PM
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4. Organize with Christian democrats and progressives in your area.
THAT is exactly how we will kick these hypocritical sh*theads to the curb. I'm right there with you my dear.
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:42 PM
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6. Do you have a scanner with OCR? You should post it a page...
...at a time. It's hard to get a good feeling for the HATE and "Gay Paranoia" in snips. I don't think "Faith-based" propaganda (lies) is protected the same way as a News story.:evilgrin:

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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:47 PM
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8. I used to return a penny in their postage paid envelope.
Edited on Mon May-16-05 01:49 PM by mzmolly
That way they're minus .31 cents when they send me crap ... Whadda ya know, they quit sending me their stuff? :evilgrin:

As far as combating lies by a religious leader there are SANE "religious" leaders like Jim Wallis for example, who can help with that task.

http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=about_us.display_staff&staff=wallis
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Imagine My Surprise Donating Member (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 03:00 PM
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9. Do what they did in the 80's, when Falwell sent his letters...
attach the "return postage guaranteed" envelope to a brick (covered, of course).

:) I'm told a phone book also does nicely.
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SalmonChantedEvening Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 03:10 PM
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12. Is there a return mail envelope?
If so, write in large block letters GO AWAY on any forms they ask you to fill out. Red ink works best.

:D
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Imagine My Surprise Donating Member (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 03:13 PM
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14. I often say to those letters "I now worship Satan and became a Lesbian"
..but I still get them. I'm getting a brick next time.
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SalmonChantedEvening Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 03:31 PM
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15. better yet, if it's a bulk mail envelope
Fill it with porn ;)

Imagine the facial contortions!

:rofl:
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