tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post114166289927286616..comments2023-07-20T10:30:43.820-05:00Comments on Musings of a Minor Mennonite: Dan Schreiber, Levite SchmuckDan Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387429717617727003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-49825572898014737472009-01-19T21:12:00.000-06:002009-01-19T21:12:00.000-06:00I'm glad Amnesty is fighting torture but it's not ...I'm glad Amnesty is fighting torture but it's not clear that there's an absolute right and wrong in the situation you faced when your telephone rang (and you already know that, of course)<BR/><BR/>Through my work as an attorney I started getting a ton of collect calls from inmates most of whom just wanted to talk to anyone out of an immense loneliness. Some of whom wanted free legal advice for hopeless causes and some of whom wanted to say strange and inappropriate things to a woman. I couldn't take the calls, there were hundreds. If I think of it I get a sadness and I hear the phone ringing and ringing and ringing. <BR/><BR/>And just like in your scenario, I know a Bible verse I can apply to my sadness to make me feel guilty. Jesus said that if we visit those in prison it counts as visiting him. So now the phone's ringing and ringing and ringing and I'm not picking it up and it's Jesus on the line!<BR/><BR/>I like your musings Mr. Minor Mennonite, but I am wary of applying the Bible to personal circumstances.<BR/><BR/>Your friend,<BR/>EllynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-1142362782783176712006-03-14T12:59:00.000-06:002006-03-14T12:59:00.000-06:00You're not a hypocrite by refusing to deal with a ...You're not a hypocrite by refusing to deal with a telemarketer. You're a decent human being who is working for peace and justice, the kind of peace and justice that discourages an obnoxious and odious invasion of privacy. <BR/><BR/>You did the right thing. Discourage the phone call, then go to the website and give. Even though it might not have felt right at the time, in the end it will make the world a better place. <BR/><BR/>-TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-1142197461300254812006-03-12T15:04:00.000-06:002006-03-12T15:04:00.000-06:00Great post, Dan. Nice to see someone blog about s...Great post, Dan. Nice to see someone blog about something and find out that their thoughts about injustice actually led them to take action in the end. Very inspiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com