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From: "Sue Silver" <>
Subject: Re: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] Re: Salem UCC, Berks County, PA
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 06:31:50 -0800
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Renee,

Send this message to them and let them know the nation is watching. The
internet is an extremely powerful tool. If someone could find an email
address or local newspaper email address, then many of us could also send a
message to this church.

BILL SPURLOCK - do we have some addresses??

Sue Silver
California
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Subject: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] Re: Salem UCC, Berks County, PA


> Sad is the day when I learned that a church has slung it's promise to it's
> fellow Christians of eternal rest out the window as so much dung. I have
to
> wonder what Christ would have done. Would he have entered the temple of
> Salem UCC, smashing the merchants tables as he did in Jerusalem? It is a
> merchant that has sold this idea to the church I am sure "We can get more
out
> of our land if we just push aside these old forgotten graves." "We can
> finally have that parking lot that we have wanted for so long." Then they
> pay someone else to do the dirty.
>
> These are not just 200 year old graves, these are Father's, Mother's,
> sister's, brother's, Uncle's, and Aunt's. Not just someone else's, but
also
> yours and mine. These are the founders of this Country. They left a
> comfortable existence in England and Europe to suffer unimaginable plights
> here in the US, loosing many loved ones along the way. They carved out
this
> country for us, they were our pioneers.
>
> I know that the Salem UCC will never see this, but if they do, here is
what I
> say to them. I am a member of Emanuel United Church of Christ in York PA.
I
> despise what you are doing to people you know nothing about. You took
over
> this church with the hope of keeping it active in the Lord's work, but
this
> is not the Lord's wish or desire. I am sure the members of your church
are
> doing this because the Pastor thinks it is best, like a flock of sheep let
to
> the slaughter. "WAKE UP YOU FOOLS BEFORE IT IS TO LATE!!! JESUS IS NOT
THE
> KIND OF GOD THAT WOULD TAKE THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF HIS FOLLOWERS AND
MAKE
> A PARKING LOT!!!! NOR WOULD HE SELL THEIR GRAVES TO A DEVELOPER BECAUSE
HE
> NEEDED THE MONEY!!! NOR WOULD HE GROUP THEM TOGETHER TO MAKE THE GROUND
> EASIER TO MOW. FIND SOME OTHER WAY!!! I WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT
YOU
> ARE DOING, AND BY THE LAWS OF GOD YOU NEED MY FORGIVENESS TO GET INTO
HEAVEN.
> YOU DON'T HAVE IT, NOR WILL YOU GET IT!!! It's obvious that you are all
> getting older, but if you would for just one moment consider this. As you
> die off (and you will), lets dig a large pit and toss your remains into
the
> pit. Then we will add your name to a large stone that will sit there.
When
> the next member of your church dies (and they will), then we dig up the
pit
> and toss them in, and add their name to the large stone, so on and so
forth.
> Why should you have a final singular resting place after you took theirs?
If
> you believe that this is a decent thing to do, then why waste 200 years?
> Lets do it to you when you die in 2002. What? This isn't descent?
THAT'S
> WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO TELL YOU!!! It doesn't matter if it is done now, or
> 200 years from now. It's not right now, nor will it be right then, and we
> will defend your right to rest just as much 200 years hence as we do
theirs
> now.
>
> Renee Waring
> President of ICM.
> Emanuel UCC member
>
>
>
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