Cease and Desisit
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aggienaut So I'm online at Kristy's place now. Though my computer has been set up for the new wireless network at the trees, the hardware for the network won't be set up at my building until thursday or friday. Thank god this is happening at the very beginning of the quarter.
And speaking of god, the Agnostic and Atheist Student Association of UC Davis (AGASA), of which I am the chief executive officer, recently got listed on the webpage of a larger atheist organization in San Fransisco, so I've been getting more email on the subject lately. The other day this came in and I seriously can't tell if its intended to be taken seriously:
Greetings From the Dr. Bob Jones Institute Think Tank www.docbojo.com
As national director of BJI, it is my duty to inform you and/or your organization that a detailed analysis of your positions regarding the Bible, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and in particular your political positions are not compatible with our own. The Dr. Bob Jones Institute stands for strict morality and a totally Christian Theocratic federal government. These of course are the wishes of Jesus.
Since you or your organization have been tried and found wanting, we must insist that you disband your website immediately and no longer espouse the none sense we have found there. Since the election of George W. Bush as our 43rd and BORN AGAIN president, and since as you know Mr. Bush did speak at the Bob Jones University and is close friends with Dr. Bob Jones III, BJI hopes you will agree it would be wise for you to obey God's will and to do so promptly.
Sincerely,
Michael C. Kelley
Operations Manager for the Dr. Bob Jones Institute
Arkansas
The title btw was "CEASE AND DESISIT." Anyway, I decided to be saucy and reply:
Greetings,
We appreciate your serious consideration of the theological and political wellbeing of our organization. We would like to return the favour and seriously consider your findings. I'm sure you will appreciate our interest in receiving a transcript of the detailed analysis you have done on us. Thank-you.
-K.F.
Chief Executive Officer, AGASA.
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Date: 2005-01-11 03:59 pm (UTC)docbojo
Date: 2005-01-12 12:40 am (UTC)On any account today I had this sassy reply:
Sir,
Thank you for your email. The Dr. Bob Jones Institute does indeed have
your
webpage/organization status file available for your perusal. Please
send one
hundred seventy five dollars ($175) to CONTACT INFO at
www.docbojo.com
and make your request in writing. Be sure and note your ref. number.
While
there you may wish to purchase The First Prayer Before Congress for
only
forty dollars cash, check or mo. Allow two weeks for processing.
Yours in Christ
michael c. kelley
ops dir. BJI
re: file #1009076
Doesn't seem worth continuing the conversation with whomever this entity is. The email address is "Mike Kelley" [email protected]
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Date: 2005-01-11 04:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-13 07:31 pm (UTC)Bob Jones
Date: 2005-01-13 10:42 pm (UTC)Whomever I was corresponding with gets points for skillfully putting an end to our conversation with the offer to provide such a transcript in exchange for a ridiculous amount of money, as if it does exist (see comment above).
The other direction I considered being saucy in was asking under what authority they had jurisdiction, in light of the fact that as nearly as anyone can tell any authority if existant to speak on behalf of God was delegated to the Pope via [name?] the apostle (I was going to poke around on Wiki to assertain the exact theological origin of the Popes authority).
It has always been a favourite tactic of mine to harass "born-again christians" with Catholic justifications.
Re: Bob Jones
Date: 2005-01-13 11:01 pm (UTC)Re: Bob Jones
Date: 2005-01-14 08:35 pm (UTC)