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Re: A Lego display fund raiser
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lugnet.org.us.michlug
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Sat, 28 Apr 2001 15:35:11 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Chris Leach writes:
> > Aftrernoon guys/girls.Tony Hedglen a fellow michlug member(he helped us at
> > the train show and was at the meeting in Lansing)sent me this email
> > LMKWYT................
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> > Hey Chris.
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> > I wanted to talk to you about something.
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> > The Catholic churches are trying to build a new youth center so the youth
> > can go to retreat.
>
> This fund drive, then, is to support religious instruction. While I do
> support faith based charities that are providing secular services to those
> in need, I can't support this particular one since it is pure and simply...
> proselytizing(sp?). I don't support missionary activities.
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> It sounds like there are enough MICHLUG/LTC members to put something nice
> together without me, which is great!
>
> However, I would prefer it not be done under the MICHLUG banner, though, as
> it implies that the group supports a particular faith, and that, I think, is
> not a good position to be in. We then to be consistent would need to support
> other faith based missionary activities as well.
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> More importantly I would want it not to detract from our other activities
> (the con, the GR show) which are club building activities rather than
> activities that use club strength to support something else. I am not sure
> we are strong enough to do things that are not strength building.
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> So to reiterate, I think it's great if individual members go off and do
> this, but not under the aegis of the club, please.
Larry,as a catholic i understand the whole religious thing and it's
implications.(however to be honest i'm what you would call a non practicing
cathoilc.As someone who has studied history his whole life i don't
particapate to much in a something that more wars have been fought over/for
then any thing else including land or type of gov.)We can do this as just
members of this great state who want to show our creations.
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| (...) This fund drive, then, is to support religious instruction. While I do support faith based charities that are providing secular services to those in need, I can't support this particular one since it is pure and simply... proselytizing(sp?). I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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