Re: The boy who cried 'Wolf!'

In article <3qgled$rco@news1.shell>, hkhenson@shell.portal.com (H Keith Henson) wrote:

>DWTripp (dwtripp@aol.com) wrote:
>: petermc writes:
>
>: >Look out, Wolfe. You're turning into one of us... one of the
>: >Church critics on ARS.
>
>: >And a very effective one at that... Welcome aboard the bus.
>
>: heh, heh.. perish the thought!
>
>: Believe me Peter, I have been a critic of CofS management for quite a
>: while. I just don't happen to be a critic of Scientology or Scientologists
>: in general.
>
>Wolf, I have been reading this group since CoS went after Penet.
>While critics here may take a whack at Scientology beliefs, it is
>no more than they do to all the other religions discussed on the
>net. And, it is quite possible for a CoS member to be highly
>respected here, Elizabeth McCoy comes to mind, and though we
>largely think him deluded, (not to mention ripped off) Ken Long
>is respected for a dogged defense of his beliefs. It is indeed
>the CoS management we are mostly gunning for. I think you will
>find the bus to have room for lots of diversity. Keith Henson
Indeed. It isn't that we actually despise or dislike CoS members, (at least I don't personally -- I'm very fond of Woody, and I even had a soft spot for Vera) but they do tend to get us riled with their dogged refusal to address issues that they've often initially raised themselves, and their smug, supercilious attitude.

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