(This is from Rose Huskey, maligned and slandered by the lying impersonation of a reader who, I fear, knew not who he was tangling with. She identifies the originator of the “smelly and bad teeth” comments I noted with disdain in my post today on poverty; I don’t know if that man is the Rose-impersonator, and I don’t much care. It’s easy to see how clearly he or they reflect the contemptuous attitude and contemptible teaching of the Kirk’s leaders on the subject of poverty, the poor, and the right response of Christians).
From Rosemary Huskey:
Imagine my surprise when my good friend Keely forwarded to me the following comment allegedly written by me. Of course, she recognized immediately that neither the syntax nor the sentiments expressed even remotely reflect my perspective:
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:15:16 -0700
From: noreply-comment@blogger.com
To: kjajmix1@msn.com
Subject: [Prevailing Winds] New comment on What Poverty Is and Isn’t.
R0SE HUSKEY has left a new comment on your post “What Poverty Is and Isn’t”:
Reading this, it seems that in some ways there is a smaller difference between your position and that of “local conservative circles” than one might have imagined. Poverty has many facets, but primarily it is a spiritual problem. It is a set of attitudes — a state of mind.
By the way, I have to disagree with your emphasis when you write:
“We don’t know what we need to know, and Who we need to know, to be saved from our sin and be reconciled to a Holy God. Without the proclamation and reception of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we are left with a knowledge gap as wide as the chasm between us and God. There’s a Way, but it’s not known to those who need it.”
If there was genuine lack of knowledge, there would be no culpability. In that sense, the problem is not a knowledge gap. In fact, if the problem was just a knowledge gap it would be God’s fault. But God says “they are without excuse” precisely because they actively sought to suppress the knowledge of the truth. The real problem is ethical rebellion.
People with yards full of worthless crap need to deal first with the worthless crap in their hearts. Generally speaking, when the heart of a man changes, his external situation will change to reflect the change in him. This too is to the glory of God.
Rose Huskey:
My response to the blasphemy above is simple and to the point – please note that I’m not nearly as gracious as Keely. The pompous little prick who commented disdainfully about the living conditions and buying practices of people he identified as poor is Joshua Nieuwsma. http://dougwils.com/index.asp?Action=Anchor&CategoryID=1&BlogID=6768. It is amazing to me that the young jackass wasn’t rebuked publicly for his shameful remarks. I guess Doug has neglected to preach on Proverbs 17:5 —
“Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.”
Meanwhile, outside the Wilson-led (metaphorical) compound, those who love and honor Jesus Christ will be about their Father’s business.
The Real-Life Rose Huskey