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To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (94699)	4/18/2003 8:42:49 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Those Christian missionaries we've been worrying about are far more admirable than this belligerent grandstanding nitwit Illuminating comparison Dennis. Why is it, I wonder, that we haven't heard anything about Franklin Graham's 'courage of his convictions'? or any of the Evangelical missionaries? Only certain convictions are courageous, I guess -g-

To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (94699)	4/18/2003 9:13:55 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

You should learn to take your ideological blinders off sometimes. Dennis, I've enjoyed your posts but on this one you seem to be angry. It looks to me as if you've accused me of your sin. Here is a woman who has, quite obviously, very strong convictions and she acted on them. We could debate, extensively, but I don't wish to do so, whether it was wise. Now the best counter would be not for you to deny her courage but to offer some examples of folk with other convictions who acted on them. I would be happy to pursue that line. Though, my guess, is you've entered this conversation just about the time it's worn out its welcome.