tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post6774282134897369187..comments2024-02-19T07:24:42.397-08:00Comments on Anglican Curmudgeon: Windsor Continuation Group: Let's Indaba!A. S. Haleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05108498446058643166noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-51433938987048590522008-08-15T12:50:00.000-07:002008-08-15T12:50:00.000-07:00Martial Artist, I am grateful for your choice of t...Martial Artist, I am grateful for your choice of this blog to read. No, I was never <A HREF="http://sill-www.army.mil/Pao/redleg_standard.htm" REL="nofollow">a Redleg</A>; I chose the Ft. Sill complaint procedures memo from among several others that were similar. My father was in the Army Corps of Engineers, and I honor him, you, and all of our military for the service given to our country.A. S. Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108498446058643166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-46772973688472786212008-08-11T08:27:00.000-07:002008-08-11T08:27:00.000-07:00A. S. Haley,Thank you for your very kind remarks c...A. S. Haley,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your very kind remarks concerning my posts on Stand Firm. And please know that I share your beliefs about, and—to the best of my abilities—the speaking of the truth. <BR/><BR/>In exploring your blog, particularly the instruction concerning complaints, I suspect that you are, or were, a <I>redleg</I>. If such is the case, we have a bit more in common than you may have detected (<I>cf</I>., my signature block, below). If it does not, then this may all seem an enigmatic comment.<BR/><BR/>I have added your blog to my list of favorites, and will likely be lurking here for a time, the duration of which is in His hands. <BR/><BR/>Blessings and regards,<BR/>Keith H. Toepfer<BR/>LCDR, USN [ret.]<BR/><BR/>P.S. There is no need to actually post this comment, although you are most welcome to do so. It is intended simply to explore whether you also may have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.Martial Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263275204186256135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-75741409848607089922008-08-08T18:58:00.000-07:002008-08-08T18:58:00.000-07:00That's a perceptive link, Perpetua---thank you. C....That's a perceptive link, Perpetua---thank you. C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite Christian writers.<BR/><BR/>Martial Artist, your proviso is accepted. In writing as I did, I was speaking of those who, like us, despair of all the cant and double-speak we hear from the liberals and activists, and addressed myself to the WCG: "Just speak the truth to us---we can handle it." As for speaking truth myself, I never allow the potential audience to influence what I say (a trait that I have observed in your comments over at StandFirm as well, by the way). If they can handle it, well and good; and if they can't, it's their problem, not mine. Someday, perhaps, the latter will come to appreciate that at least some people were paying them the compliment of being honest with them.A. S. Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108498446058643166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-75451110714317699162008-08-08T13:24:00.000-07:002008-08-08T13:24:00.000-07:00Dear Anglican Curmudgeon,This is an excellent anal...Dear Anglican Curmudgeon,<BR/><BR/>This is an excellent analysis, with almost all of which I would fully agree. The reservation is with your comment that "People can deal with the truth when it is spoken to them, and they usually appreciate the compliment that candor implies."<BR/><BR/>I would agree that this is true, with one proviso, namely, that this assertion is only accurate if the people to whom the truth is addressed are <I><B>not in denial</B></I>. Unfortunately, there are enough recent examples of statements, a majority of which seem to come from those who pretend to speak for the <I>progressive</I> wing of TEC, which clearly indicate that the speakers do not meet that test. This is not to imply that no one on the other side of the divide is in denial, but rather that there seem to be more from the former side than from the latter, and that the hallmarks of denial are more prominently displayed by more of those who are <I>progressive</I> than their opponents.<BR/><BR/>I recognize that some may not agree with my analysis, but I would challenge any such to make their case.<BR/><BR/>Blessings and regardsMartial Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263275204186256135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-51154405320658049272008-08-08T11:09:00.000-07:002008-08-08T11:09:00.000-07:00Thank you for this. Interesting to be reminded of ...Thank you for this. Interesting to be reminded of the origin of the "sacrifices" language and the ABC's stance on "rights".<BR/><BR/>"(Can you just see the activist on Judgment Day? "God, I demand a fair trial!")"<BR/>This reminded me of Till We Have FacesPerpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632860530530786486noreply@blogger.com