Rod, at 11:58 on Apr 26 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

RS> I think he might actually a sort of minister, but works as
RS> well. One of his BBSs was Ministry Support Group or close.
RS> I now discover I have forgotten where I heard about his
RS> fundy stuff. It wasnt just the BBS name, I can remember that.

If that way inclined, he certainly doesn't overtly show it, although I must
admit that I've not seen him swear in email, and he always tries to
maintain an evenly balanced demeanour, even when conversing with known
fuckwits.

RS> Presumably the bible basher/Jovey end of fundy but I dont know that.

BG> I'm glad you didn't say "harmless evangelist", or similar.

RS> True, someone just recently said to me in email that the SDAa are
RS> 'much less weird, almost mainstream'. 

And they're ALL dangerous to those poor gullibles who lack willpower.

RS> Dickhead never noticed that the Koresh/Waco loons are actually a subsect of 
RS> the SDAa.

Is that right!  I seem to recall hearing David Koresh and his mob referred
to as sort of "Fascist Calvinists", but everybody was doing lines
that week...

BG> People who need an emotional crutch or a reason to justify
BG> their brief existence have always worried me a little.

RS> Yeah, specially when they are as far out of their fucking trees
RS> as Koresh. Even before the FBI frizzled the lot, those fucking loons
RS> were actually shooting at each other, literally. A few years before.

The stupid bastards ask for it though, with their Constitution granting
these fringe fundy groups the right to brainwash people, or otherwise screw
up their lives, all whilst thinly disguised as religious organisations, 
Scary stuff.

Incidentally, for a godless bunch of communists, the Russians didn't do too
badly at all in WWII, when you think about it.

BG> The Mormons are a real worry too, and if you've ever spoken
BG> at length to one of these crazies, or read any of their books,
BG> you'll understand why.  Dead set fucking weird, with a capital W.

RS> True. Corse the other end are pretty fucking weird too, the
RS> Bagwans lot and all those loons as well. Barking mad most of them.

Dunno, the old Bagwan himself isn't what I'd call overly stupid, with his
dozen or so Rolls-Royces, plus fringe benefits that you or I can only dream
of.

Regards, Bill

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