tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29364304.post115932281492308686..comments2023-04-12T04:13:00.415-05:00Comments on Tom's Thoughts: Legal UpdateTomGrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06578393509662485657noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29364304.post-52674750660504107392006-09-30T13:39:00.000-05:002006-09-30T13:39:00.000-05:00I did receive a presumptious letter today from EOP...I did receive a presumptious letter today from EOP inviting me to attend services at another presbyterian church until the members who did not wish to leave PCUSA could meet at the actual church. I gave it as much consideration as I would give any letter of solicitation, i.e. unwanted junk mail. <br /><br />M.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29364304.post-1159457848846563392006-09-28T10:37:00.000-05:002006-09-28T10:37:00.000-05:00If the court compels the discovery request, it's n...If the court compels the discovery request, it's not a choice. It's one thing if the EOP calls you directly and asks for the list; it's quite another to complain about legal strategy while confusing it with a request by the EOP. If you don't like legal tactics and the discovery process, you should not have filed a law suit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29364304.post-1159434415730354662006-09-28T04:06:00.000-05:002006-09-28T04:06:00.000-05:00i'm a bit confused. wasn't our vote private? how w...i'm a bit confused. wasn't our vote private? how would the PCUSA determine who voted for and who voted against? if they ask for the people that voted "no" to all show up at some meeting.... couldn't we all just show up.<BR/> And, how in the world would those 30 people support the day to day expenses of the church. If the PCUSA then has to sell the assets and close the church down, are they not throwing those 30 people out on the street without a church. (which is what they are trying to say they care about all along in their current argument).<BR/> It just seems a bit backwards. thanks.<BR/><BR/>maAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29364304.post-1159402272574649802006-09-27T19:11:00.000-05:002006-09-27T19:11:00.000-05:00I would not give the presbytery the membership dir...I would not give the presbytery the membership directory. Although the presbytery already has a copy as there were 30 or so members who voted against leaving.<BR/><BR/>There is no magic number of members who vote to stay with the PCUSA for the presbytery to declare "x" number represent the "true church". In the immediate situation there were 30 members voting against disaffiliation. Let the presbytery declare those 30 people as the true church.<BR/><BR/>If the presbytery wishes to start a fishing expedition to increase the numbers who would want to stay, then Kirk of the Hills would have to needlessly do its own fishing expedition to find those who were unable to be at the meeting and determine if they also wanted to leave.<BR/><BR/>The action by the presbytery looks to an outsider as a ploy to make arguments to the court that Kirk of the Hills did not exactly follow the church rules proscribed for a congregation wanting to leave the denomination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com