2011-02-23
This charms me beyond words - I'll be doing a fund raiser for this most worthy of all enterprises - community theatre!
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2011-02-19
OH WHAT LESSONS WE TEACH OUR DAUGHTERS
WHEN I WOULD BABY-SIT MY SIBLINGS DURING MY 8TH AND 9TH GRADE YEARS OF SCHOOL, UPON REACHING SOME POINT OF FRUSTRATION, I WOULD TAKE THINGS OUT ON MY YOUNGEST SISTER, MARIANNE, AND HOLD HER BY THE ANKLES, THREATENING TO FLUSH HER DOWN THE TOILET.
THESE OCCURRENCES SHE REPORTED TO MOTHER, WHO SAID, "OH, MARIANNE, MARK WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT!
SO, DID SHE BELIEVE HER YOUNGEST DAUGHTER? NO.
DID SHE EVEN INVESTIGATE BY CHECKING WITH GAY AND JOHN AS TO THE TRUTH OF MARIANNE'S UNEXPECTED CLAIMS? NO.
DID SHE EVEN CONFRONT MARK WITH THE CLAIMS? NO.
RANK HAS ITS PRIVILEGES.
- - - - -
MY WIFE, THERESA MARIE GILBERT, IS AS LOVELY A LADY AS I HAVE EVER KNOWN. SHE WORKED AS A FASHION MODEL, FOR A WHILE.
DURING HER TENURE OF EMPLOYMENT AS A FASHION MODEL, HER FATHER WOULD TELL HIS FRIENDS, IN THERESA'S PRESENCE, THAT SHE WAS A SECRETARY. KIND OF REVEALS A THING OR TWO ABOUT A THING OR TWO.
- - - - -
SO, WE WON'T LISTEN TO THEM,
WE WON'T BE PROUD OF THEM,
WE TRY TO KEEP THEM DOWN,
OUGHT WE TO BE ENTIRELY SURPRISED
WHEN SOME OF THEM OUT THEMSELVES AS LESBIANS?
SHOULD WE BE SHOCKED WHEN THEY TRY (REPEATEDLY) TO KILL THEMSELVES?
OR ENGAGE IN PROMISCUOUS BEHAVIOR,
AND INGEST UNCANNY AMOUNTS OF NARCOTICS,
OR ARE FOREVER RUNNNING AWAY FROM SCHOOL?
- - - - -
I THINK NOT, FOR THE MESSAGES HAVE CLEARLY BEEN SENT =
YOU ARE NOT WORTHY
I WON'T LISTEN TO YOU ANYWAY (THE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS NOTWITHSTANDING)
I WON'T BE PROUD OF YOUR BEAUTY
I WILL SLOT YOU INTO A LOW-PAYING, LOW-INFLUENCE, SUBSERVIENT ROLE,
IN YOUR CORPORATE LIFE, AS WELL AS IN YOUR MARRIED LIFE
- - - - -
NO, WE OUGHT NOT BE SURPRISED AT ANY OF THIS.
IT IS ALL ENTIRELY PREDICTABLE.
- - - - -
ONE LAST TALE.
MY FATHER (ONCE UPON A TIME, A SCRATCH GOLLFER, AND A TEACHING PROFESSIONAL) TOOK MY SISTER TO THE GOLF COURSE, A FIRST FOR HER.
DAD TELLS THE STORY:
FIRST HOLE, SHE HITS IT 200 YARDS, STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
NEXT SHOT, 185, TO THE FRONT OF THE GREEN.
THEN SHE CHIPPED FOR A WHILE.
ON THE NEXT HOLE, AFTER WE TEED OFF, I CAME TO HER DRIVE (ANOTHER 200 JOB), BUT SHE WAS NOT THERE. SHE HAD DECIDED TO WATCH THE BUTTERFLIES IN THE FLOWERS OF THE GARDEN OF THE HOUSE JUST OFF THE SECOND TEE.
AND THAT WAS THE LAST TIME SHE EVER PLAYED GOLF.
- - - - -
AND YOU THINK HE REALLY CARES FOR THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF HIS FAMILY?
THINK AGAIN.
HERE'S MY STORY.
IT'S FALL, 1964, AND WE ARE HEADING NORTHWEST OUT ROUTE 14 TO CARY COUNTRY CLUB, WHEN SOME KIDS IN A FANCY SPORTS CAR PASS US FAST AND FLIP DAD THE BIRD. HE LOSES IT, AND RAMS HIS FOOT ON THE PEDAL, THE SPEEDOMETER IS BURIED AT 110.
FOR ME, IT WAS JUST ANOTHER EXCITING DAY EN ROUTE TO THE GOLF COURSE. HELL, HE'S MY DAD, HE'S SUPERMAN, HE'S GOD, HE CAN DO NO WRONG. I WOULD MAINTAIN THESE ATTITUDES UNTIL I CAME BACK HOME, SEEKING SHELTER FROM MY TANTRUM, IN 1983.
THE PSYCHIC ABUSE, THAT MY SIBLINGS SAW SO MANIFESTLY EVIDENCED, AND, REST ASSURED, THESE WERE NOT THE USUAL MODUS OPERANDI - THAT IS WHY THEY STUCK OUT ALL THE MORE; THESE WERE THE RAGINGS OF A MAN OUT OF SORTS WITH HIS NATURE; A MAN IN NEED OF SPIRITUAL HEALING; A MAN IN NEED OF INSIGHT; A MAN WITH TOO LITTLE TO DO, AND TOO MUCH IMPOTENT RAGE TO BE SUPPRESSED.
AND YET, I REMAIN THE FOCUS OF THE PATHETIC THERAPISTS THEY HAVE BEEN STEERED TO, TO TRY AND GET ME TO ACCEPT THE YOKE OF THEIR AUTHORITY, THE FALSE SHRILLNESS OF THEIR ALLEGED LOVE, AND THE AMAZING IDIOCY OF THEIR THINKING.
HOW IN THE HELL DID I EVER SPRING FROM THE LOINS OF THESE CREATURES? HOW DID ANY OF US?
GOD HELP ME, DEAR LORD JESUS, IF I CAN'T BE THE FATHER MY SON NEEDS ME TO BE, THEN LET ME BE ABSENT RATHER THAN TO SHOW THIS CALLOUS INDIFFERENCE.
IN YOUR NAME, OH LORD, I PRAY.
AMEN.
THESE OCCURRENCES SHE REPORTED TO MOTHER, WHO SAID, "OH, MARIANNE, MARK WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT!
SO, DID SHE BELIEVE HER YOUNGEST DAUGHTER? NO.
DID SHE EVEN INVESTIGATE BY CHECKING WITH GAY AND JOHN AS TO THE TRUTH OF MARIANNE'S UNEXPECTED CLAIMS? NO.
DID SHE EVEN CONFRONT MARK WITH THE CLAIMS? NO.
RANK HAS ITS PRIVILEGES.
- - - - -
MY WIFE, THERESA MARIE GILBERT, IS AS LOVELY A LADY AS I HAVE EVER KNOWN. SHE WORKED AS A FASHION MODEL, FOR A WHILE.
DURING HER TENURE OF EMPLOYMENT AS A FASHION MODEL, HER FATHER WOULD TELL HIS FRIENDS, IN THERESA'S PRESENCE, THAT SHE WAS A SECRETARY. KIND OF REVEALS A THING OR TWO ABOUT A THING OR TWO.
- - - - -
SO, WE WON'T LISTEN TO THEM,
WE WON'T BE PROUD OF THEM,
WE TRY TO KEEP THEM DOWN,
OUGHT WE TO BE ENTIRELY SURPRISED
WHEN SOME OF THEM OUT THEMSELVES AS LESBIANS?
SHOULD WE BE SHOCKED WHEN THEY TRY (REPEATEDLY) TO KILL THEMSELVES?
OR ENGAGE IN PROMISCUOUS BEHAVIOR,
AND INGEST UNCANNY AMOUNTS OF NARCOTICS,
OR ARE FOREVER RUNNNING AWAY FROM SCHOOL?
- - - - -
I THINK NOT, FOR THE MESSAGES HAVE CLEARLY BEEN SENT =
YOU ARE NOT WORTHY
I WON'T LISTEN TO YOU ANYWAY (THE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS NOTWITHSTANDING)
I WON'T BE PROUD OF YOUR BEAUTY
I WILL SLOT YOU INTO A LOW-PAYING, LOW-INFLUENCE, SUBSERVIENT ROLE,
IN YOUR CORPORATE LIFE, AS WELL AS IN YOUR MARRIED LIFE
- - - - -
NO, WE OUGHT NOT BE SURPRISED AT ANY OF THIS.
IT IS ALL ENTIRELY PREDICTABLE.
- - - - -
ONE LAST TALE.
MY FATHER (ONCE UPON A TIME, A SCRATCH GOLLFER, AND A TEACHING PROFESSIONAL) TOOK MY SISTER TO THE GOLF COURSE, A FIRST FOR HER.
DAD TELLS THE STORY:
FIRST HOLE, SHE HITS IT 200 YARDS, STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
NEXT SHOT, 185, TO THE FRONT OF THE GREEN.
THEN SHE CHIPPED FOR A WHILE.
ON THE NEXT HOLE, AFTER WE TEED OFF, I CAME TO HER DRIVE (ANOTHER 200 JOB), BUT SHE WAS NOT THERE. SHE HAD DECIDED TO WATCH THE BUTTERFLIES IN THE FLOWERS OF THE GARDEN OF THE HOUSE JUST OFF THE SECOND TEE.
AND THAT WAS THE LAST TIME SHE EVER PLAYED GOLF.
MARIANNE TELLS THE STORY:
SO I START TO TRY AND CHIP IT, BUT I'M JUST HORRIBLE. AND I START DOUBLING OVER IN LAUGHTER, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE STUPID FUCKER STARTS YELPING AT ME IN THAT SOPRANO VOICE, YOU KNOW THE ONE, WHEN HE IS SO ENRAGED THAT HE REALLY WANTS TO STRANGLE YOU, TO GET YOU BACK INTO LINE, AND HE YELLS, "NEVER IN ALL MY YEARS OF TEACHING HAVE I HAD A WORSE, MORE UNDISCIPLINED CHILDISH STUDENT THAN YOU. STOP YOUR LAUGHING, AND BE SERIOUS. GOLF IS A GAME FOR SERIOUS PEOPLE.
WELL, YEAH, SO WE TEE OF (SILENTLY ON TWO), BUT, FUCK HIM, I'M NOT PLAYING THIS STUPID GAME EVER AGAIN.
- - - - -
AND YOU THINK HE REALLY CARES FOR THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF HIS FAMILY?
THINK AGAIN.
HERE'S MY STORY.
IT'S FALL, 1964, AND WE ARE HEADING NORTHWEST OUT ROUTE 14 TO CARY COUNTRY CLUB, WHEN SOME KIDS IN A FANCY SPORTS CAR PASS US FAST AND FLIP DAD THE BIRD. HE LOSES IT, AND RAMS HIS FOOT ON THE PEDAL, THE SPEEDOMETER IS BURIED AT 110.
FOR ME, IT WAS JUST ANOTHER EXCITING DAY EN ROUTE TO THE GOLF COURSE. HELL, HE'S MY DAD, HE'S SUPERMAN, HE'S GOD, HE CAN DO NO WRONG. I WOULD MAINTAIN THESE ATTITUDES UNTIL I CAME BACK HOME, SEEKING SHELTER FROM MY TANTRUM, IN 1983.
THE PSYCHIC ABUSE, THAT MY SIBLINGS SAW SO MANIFESTLY EVIDENCED, AND, REST ASSURED, THESE WERE NOT THE USUAL MODUS OPERANDI - THAT IS WHY THEY STUCK OUT ALL THE MORE; THESE WERE THE RAGINGS OF A MAN OUT OF SORTS WITH HIS NATURE; A MAN IN NEED OF SPIRITUAL HEALING; A MAN IN NEED OF INSIGHT; A MAN WITH TOO LITTLE TO DO, AND TOO MUCH IMPOTENT RAGE TO BE SUPPRESSED.
AND YET, I REMAIN THE FOCUS OF THE PATHETIC THERAPISTS THEY HAVE BEEN STEERED TO, TO TRY AND GET ME TO ACCEPT THE YOKE OF THEIR AUTHORITY, THE FALSE SHRILLNESS OF THEIR ALLEGED LOVE, AND THE AMAZING IDIOCY OF THEIR THINKING.
HOW IN THE HELL DID I EVER SPRING FROM THE LOINS OF THESE CREATURES? HOW DID ANY OF US?
GOD HELP ME, DEAR LORD JESUS, IF I CAN'T BE THE FATHER MY SON NEEDS ME TO BE, THEN LET ME BE ABSENT RATHER THAN TO SHOW THIS CALLOUS INDIFFERENCE.
IN YOUR NAME, OH LORD, I PRAY.
AMEN.
2011-02-17
2011-02-16
HO HUM - JUST ANOTHER DOUBLE ALBUM OF ORIGINAL SONGS TRACK #4
WHAT DOES YOUR MOTHER TELL YOU MY SON
WHEN YOU ASK HER WHY
YOU DON'T SEE YOUR FATHER NO MORE
ALTHOUGH YOU'D LIKE TO TRY
WAHT DOES YOU MOTHER TELL YOU MY SON
NO MATTER, SHE LIES, SHE LIES, SHE LIES.
WAHT DO YOU AND YOUR MOTHER DO
MY SON, NOW THAT SHE HAS NO ONE
TO TAKE YOU TO TRAVEL AND VISITH WITH?
TO GO PLAY THE DAY IN THE SUN?
AND WHERE DID YOUR MOTHER SLEEP AT NIGHT
ALONG OR WITH SOMEONE, ALONE OR WITH SOMEONE.
DOES SHE MENTION MY NAME AT ALL TO YOU?
DO DOES SHE JUST TURN AWAY?
WHEN YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT ME ALOUD MY SON,
WHAT DOES YOUR MOTHER SAY?
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ME ALOUD MY SON
DOES SHE PRAY THAT I'LL JUST GO AWAY?
BUT IF I'M NOT TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW
OR PERHAPS NOT FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW I'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY TO YOU
MY SON, YOU'RE MINE, YOU'RE MINE.
AND I WILL ALWAYS BE WAITING FOR YOU
TILL AFTER THE END OF TIME
AND I WILL ALWYAS BE WAITING FOR YOU
I'LL LOVE YOU THROUGH THE END OF TIME.
WHEN YOU ASK HER WHY
YOU DON'T SEE YOUR FATHER NO MORE
ALTHOUGH YOU'D LIKE TO TRY
WAHT DOES YOU MOTHER TELL YOU MY SON
NO MATTER, SHE LIES, SHE LIES, SHE LIES.
WAHT DO YOU AND YOUR MOTHER DO
MY SON, NOW THAT SHE HAS NO ONE
TO TAKE YOU TO TRAVEL AND VISITH WITH?
TO GO PLAY THE DAY IN THE SUN?
AND WHERE DID YOUR MOTHER SLEEP AT NIGHT
ALONG OR WITH SOMEONE, ALONE OR WITH SOMEONE.
DOES SHE MENTION MY NAME AT ALL TO YOU?
DO DOES SHE JUST TURN AWAY?
WHEN YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT ME ALOUD MY SON,
WHAT DOES YOUR MOTHER SAY?
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ME ALOUD MY SON
DOES SHE PRAY THAT I'LL JUST GO AWAY?
BUT IF I'M NOT TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW
OR PERHAPS NOT FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW I'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY TO YOU
MY SON, YOU'RE MINE, YOU'RE MINE.
AND I WILL ALWAYS BE WAITING FOR YOU
TILL AFTER THE END OF TIME
AND I WILL ALWYAS BE WAITING FOR YOU
I'LL LOVE YOU THROUGH THE END OF TIME.
11-18-1990
HO HUM - JUST ANOTHER DOUBLE ALBUM OF ORIGINAL SONGS TRACK #3
SO BEVERLY,
THE MOST OBVIOUS DISADVANTAGE WITH BEING
(CHRONOLOGICALLY AS IT WERE)
TWICE AS OLD AS YOU (THIS TIME AROUND)
IS THAT I CAN'T REALLY VERIFY ALL THE GOOD
PEOPLE, PLACES, FACES,
YOU WILL FIND,
EXCEPT THAT TO SAY
YOU ARE SO MUCH (OBVIOUSLY)
LOVELIER THAN ANY OF THOSE OTHER CREATURES
WHO HAVE CONDESCENDED TO BE IN MY PRESENCE
BUT WAIT
IF
I COULD NEVER HOLD YOU
IN MY ARMS
IT WOULDN'T BE ALL BAD
IF YOU FORSOOK ME DELIRIOUSLY
ON
TOO ME LESS THAN SERIOUSLY
SO BEVERLY --
HOW CAN I SAY
YOU'VE GOT THE FREEDOM YOU NEVER WANTED
AND YOU CAN SHAPE - (BEN - REMOLD ME)
SO WE'RE NOT SEW DIFFERENT
REALLY
BECAUSE -----
I LOVE THE ME THAT I BE
AND YOU SEE THE SEE YOU COULD BE
AND
I WOULD BE HONORED
TO LOOK YOU
IN THE EYSE SPEAKING
FACE TO FACE
DON'T BE AFRAID.
THE MOST OBVIOUS DISADVANTAGE WITH BEING
(CHRONOLOGICALLY AS IT WERE)
TWICE AS OLD AS YOU (THIS TIME AROUND)
IS THAT I CAN'T REALLY VERIFY ALL THE GOOD
PEOPLE, PLACES, FACES,
YOU WILL FIND,
EXCEPT THAT TO SAY
YOU ARE SO MUCH (OBVIOUSLY)
LOVELIER THAN ANY OF THOSE OTHER CREATURES
WHO HAVE CONDESCENDED TO BE IN MY PRESENCE
BUT WAIT
IF
I COULD NEVER HOLD YOU
IN MY ARMS
IT WOULDN'T BE ALL BAD
IF YOU FORSOOK ME DELIRIOUSLY
ON
TOO ME LESS THAN SERIOUSLY
SO BEVERLY --
HOW CAN I SAY
YOU'VE GOT THE FREEDOM YOU NEVER WANTED
AND YOU CAN SHAPE - (BEN - REMOLD ME)
SO WE'RE NOT SEW DIFFERENT
REALLY
BECAUSE -----
I LOVE THE ME THAT I BE
AND YOU SEE THE SEE YOU COULD BE
AND
I WOULD BE HONORED
TO LOOK YOU
IN THE EYSE SPEAKING
FACE TO FACE
DON'T BE AFRAID.
HO HUM - JUST ANOTHER DOUBLE ALBUM OF ORIGINAL SONGS TRACK #2
SO, NOW THAT YOU'VE ASKED ME WHAT IT IS I WANT TO DO
I'VE GOT SOME OPTIONS.
I CAN TALK ABOUT THE LONG TERM
I CAN TALK ABOUT INTERMEDIATE TERM
I CAN TALK ABOUT SHORT TERM,
OR, IF I WANT TO TAKE A BIG RISK,
I CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT I WANT, RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW, I WANT TO TAKE YOU IN MY ARMS
AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
AND THEN, I WANT TO TAKE YOU BY THE HAND,
AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
AND THEN I WANT TO WALK WITH YOU TO THE MOONLIT GREEN FIELD
AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
AND THEN I WANT TO LIE DOWN WITH YOU, ON THE MOONLIT GREEN FIELD
AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
AND THEN I WANT TO WATCH THE STARS WITH YOU
LYING DOWN ON THE MOONLIT GREEN FIELD
AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
AND THEN, I WANT TO SYNCHRONIZE OUR BREATHING
LYING DOWN TOGETHER ON THE MOONLIT GREEN FIELD
WATCHING THE STARS WITH YOU
AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
AND THEN I WANT TO DREAM WITH YOU
OUR SYNCHRONIZED BREATHING, SO RELAXED
LYIING DOWN TOGETHER ON THE MOONLIT GREEN FIELD
WATCHING THE STARS WITH YOU
AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
AND THEN I WANT TO AWAKE WITH YOU
AFTER DREAMING WITH YOU,
OUR SYNCHRONIZED BREATHING, SO RELAXED
LYING DOWN TOGETHER ON THE SUN LIGHT KISSED GREEN FIELD
WATCHING THE SUN RISE WITH YOU
AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
SO, NOW THAT YOU'VE ASKED ME, WHAT DO I WANT TO DO
I'LL TELL YOU A LIE.
BUT I'LL HOLD YOU WITH MY EYES, IN MY HEART,
AND I WILL HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
AND I WILL, SOMEDAY, TAKE YOU IN MY ARMS,
AND HOLD YOU, AND HOLD YOU AND HOLD YOU.
FOR PAM
16 JUNE, 1988
HO HUM - JUST ANOTHER DOUBLE ALBUM OF ORIGINAL SONGS TRACK #1
EDDIE THREW HIS COWBOY HAT AWAY
BEFORE EDDIE THREW HIS COWBOY HAT AWAY
HE THREW HIS LOT INTO THE WING
AND BEFORE EDDIE THREW HIS HAT AWAY
HE THREW HIS HAT INTO THE SING
AND BEFORE EDDIE THREW HIS HAT AWAY
HE HAD A DREAM TO BRING
AND BEFORE EDDIT THREW HIS HAT AWAY
HE HAD TO LOSE A THING
BUT AFTER EDDIE THREW HIS HAT AWAY
HE HAD A CHOICE TO MAKE
BUT AFTER EDDIE THREW HIS HAT AWAY
A RIPPLE LEAP OF LOVE
AND AFTER EDDIE THREW HIS HAT AWAY
HE'D GOTTEN THAT SWEET TASTE OF
THE THING THAT ONE IS PLACED HERE FOR
TO BRING SUCH JOY TO OTHERS
TO LIGHT 'EM UP, LEAVE EM SMILIN'
KNOWING UNDERNEATH WE'RE ALL SISTERS AND BROTHERS
TO SHOOT 'EM UP, AND LEAVE 'EM LAUGHING
THERE AIN'T NO MORE CHORES NOR BOTHERS.
KRIS,
WHEN SITUATIONS ARE RECONCILED
AND THE PRICE PAID FOR BEING TAMED WILD
KRIS, FOR SPENT PAST POST
RENEE IN WHITE AND BLUE
SKY COLOURS AND CLOUDS
DREAMING EYES AND SMILING,
LISTENING, TALKING,
ALWAYS THERE
I'LL NEVER TAKE YOUR FOR GRANTED
I'LL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL
FOR KNOWING YOU
AND KNOWING HOW MUCH YOU CARE
ABOUT THE ME THAT'S YOU
AND THE YOU THAT'S ME
AND THAT WE ALL ARE
EVERYTHING WHICH EVER
WAS, IS, AND/OR EVERWILL BE
GOD'S HAND DOTH TOUCH US ALL
2011-02-13
ONE OUGHT TO TREAD VERY CAREFULLY WHEN FUCKING AROUND WITH JESUS CHRIST INCARNATE
From:
"Mark Ganzer" <ganzermark@yahoo.com>
View contact detailsTo:
"Wayne N. Miller" <wmiller@mcselca.org>, "Pastor_Don Wink" <DWink@ChurchOfAtonement.org>, "Mike Offut" <moffutt@aol.com>, "Mary Anderson" <RLAMEANDER@aol.com>, "Paul_Pat Vogel" <pk1@assuredstaffing.net>
| Thank you so much, Bishop Miller. It is my contention that there is no specific misconduct ON MY PART. The misconduct emanates entirely from Pastor Don Wink, who is perhaps overreacting to my diagnoses of bi-polar, alcholic, or discriminating against me on the basis of my profession of the Islamic Faith, or on the basis that I am totally disabled and attempting to pull my life together via the $465.00 monthly SSDI check which the U.S. Federal Government sends me, all of which are incredibly major violations of my Civil Rights and put the church (and the Chicago Synod) in an extremely vulnerable financial position, because AT THIS POINT, I intend to pursue this situation to any and all remedies. This is my covenant before you, and God as my witness. No mediation is acceptable to me. This is not the first time Pastor Don has over-reacted and failed to use the power of his office to advocate for a humble sinner. Sincerely, Mark Ganzer |
BISHOP MILLER RESPONDS
From:
"Wayne N. Miller" <wmiller@mcselca.org>
Add sender to ContactsTo:
ganzermark@yahoo.com
Dear Mr. Ganzer
I am sorry to hear of your painful experience. I will certainly make inquiries, but I hope you understand that in the Lutheran Church unless there is specific misconduct involved bishops are not able to intervene directly in congregational matters. You might wish to explore the option of attending another congregation in which you feel more welcome.
Regards
Bishop Wayne Miller
I am sorry to hear of your painful experience. I will certainly make inquiries, but I hope you understand that in the Lutheran Church unless there is specific misconduct involved bishops are not able to intervene directly in congregational matters. You might wish to explore the option of attending another congregation in which you feel more welcome.
Regards
Bishop Wayne Miller
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