Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?

John W. Rea (matziq@airmail.net)
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 23:32:18 -0500

Then what you've witnessed was something extremely out of the ordinary. In
my 22 years as a member of the church I have only known of ONE abusive
father (and that was my sister's ex-husband...an ex-communicated Mormon).

-----Original Message-----
From: sodom <Sodom@ma.ultranet.com>
To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?

>First of all, for the record, I thought I said, and mean to say, that all
the
>ones I know. acted in such a manner, even the on who is a Bishop. I
certainly
>dont think abusive behaviour is unique or confined here, it was simply what
I
>witnessed. Also, it was, until my adulthood, the only cases of family abuse
I
>was aware of. Also, it was not rape, or continual beating in any case. It
was
>simply a willingness to take punishment much further than was permitted in
my
>household. Where I might get a lecture, my friend would get a slug to the
gut
>and a lecture.
>