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To: E who wrote (126885)	2/13/2001 10:47:21 PM
From: O'Hara	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

><>...Good evening E...><> I am inspired by your fascination now on Kemips. I trust that God will use you in a mighty way...for His glory† A few, finally, live at peace with themselves and try to restore it to others. Kempis Have a most peaceful evening Shalom...><>

To: E who wrote (126885)	2/13/2001 11:44:51 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

The Imitation of Christ by Kempis, was written for novices embarking on becoming Catholic priests and monks. They were instructed to offer all their earthly sufferings up to God to lay up bounty in heaven. Obviously you have something better to offer and in your great wisdom wish to play the part of God yourself. You empowered women amaze me. You tumbled off your pedestals into wheel chairs and you expect the people you loathe to push you around. You've come along way baby, so get up and do your own pushing. I believe you are entitled to your own morality. You cross the line when you want my tax dollars to not only pay for your morality but to impose that same morality on me. aynrand.org click here e, and see what a real empowered woman looks like

To: E who wrote (126885)	2/14/2001 12:12:23 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I made an assumption that was wrong. I am sorry that in mitigating my error I mentioned that the work is pretty prominent, but I did not mean by it what you infer. In the context of this month, the extract was not offered as part of a discussion about politics or charity, but as part of a discussion of shalom's prayer life. Thus, it still seems strange that you came at it at the angle that you did. Since you do not substantively address the points that I make about the policy discussion you brought up, but indulge in your own roccoco form of ad hominem attack, it is futile to continue......