I received an email from Princeton Theological Seminary, an LGBTQ+ Bible study group. They signed a harassment complaint with the police against me.
I replied to their email with 2 Bible verses which started a whole lot of panic, I has snowflakes running for their safe space, crying and shaking.
The incoming was from my personal account, but to keep safe, my replies were all from other private accounts I made up just for this.
Anyway, enjoy.
This is the first email I received:
Hello friends!
To
all those new to BGLASS, WELCOME!
We
are a community for all LGBTQQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual) persons and allies here at PTS. We witness to the love and justice of God for all people! We hope you will be a part of our community and can’t wait to get to know each of you.
Our first plenary meeting will be this Thursday, September 13, at 12 pm. We will meet in Mackay dining hall on the far balcony (opposite the food service area). Bring your lunch!
Here is the agenda for the meeting:
Introductions
–
Discuss possible upcoming events (fun gatherings, Hodge 2 events, queer table in Mackay, queer Bible study/devotions, gender inclusive language workshop, etc.)
–
Brainstorming & discussion about goal and mission of BGLASS
–
Discuss setting up confidential email account
–
Announcement on BGLASS opening worship*
if you want to mark your calendars now, BGLASS opening worship will be on Friday, September 14,
at 6 pm in Miller Chapel. All are welcome – bring your friends!
One last thing: if you are interested in being added to a confidential LGBTQ+ people email list, please respond to BGLASS from this email or at bglass@ptsem.edu. This would allow for communication on issues specific to queer people and has also been requested by the Hodge 2 deacons.
If you have questions, feel free to get in touch with BGLASS through email or one of the executive board members listed below.
In joy,
R***
M*****
BGLASS Secretary
BGLASS Executive Board
Co-Moderator – J*****
Co-Moderator –
M*****
Secretary – R*******
Worship – C*****
Treasurer – K******
Shortly after that email, responses started coming in, like
this one:
Hey, r*****!
Beautifully
written email. I’m pumped for that worship. I guess I want to be added to the confidential email list, but I’m perplexed about
what it’s for.
Thanks for
organizing and being awesome.
G***
Sent from my iPhone
So I looked up this BGLASS group and it turns out it’s a Christian organization, Princeton Theological Seminary, here is their website https://www.ptsem.edu.
So I went to their “Mission & Vision” page and read things like “prepares women and men to serve Jesus Christ in ministries”, “community of worship”, “Scripture and the Christian tradition are appropriated critically” and “we form Christian leaders for faithful service in the church and the world”.
Well, being a “so called” Christian college, I had to reply to all the new people joining with this email:
From God’s word:
1 Corinthians 6:9 & 10
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor EFFEMINATE, nor HOMOSEXUALS, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God
Matthew 19:4
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
Well, this got the whole college up in arms, the snowflakes were running to their “safe places” saying they’re “nervous” about opening their emails. What has happened to people?
Word had gotten out about my email and this was sent from a member to the leaders:
Hi, R*****.
Heard about what’s going on. Could you add me to the confidential email list? Thanks so much — kind of nervously checking my email.
MC
(636) 357-9663=
Then this one:
I am so sad
to hear this. I’m praying for our community in this time!!
K****
H**********
Then they sent out an email amongst themselves not knowing
I’m on their list:
On Sep 10, 2018, at 10:59 AM, BGLASS <bglass@ptsem.edu>
wrote:
Friends,
We want to inform you that some BGLASS members, as well as BGLASS itself, have received disturbing emails from an anonymous
account which have anti-LGBTQ+ targeted uses of scripture. If you are received such an email please let me know and also forward
the email to Victor Aloyo at
v******@ptsem.edu.
Jan Ammon (j******@ptsem.edu),
minister of the chapel, is aware of the situation and is open to conversation.
Please also feel free to reach out to me, Riley Pickett (e*****@ptsem.edu),
or co-moderators Jabe Ziino (j************@ptsem.edu)
and Micah Cronin (m******@ptsem.edu).
BGLASS exec board is having a meeting in response to the emails at 1 pm today in the far Mackay balcony – you are welcome
to join.
You are loved and supported and valued in this community. We understand this kind of thing can stir up anxiety and other difficult
emotions so please don’t hesitant to reach out. You are not alone. You belong here.
The administration is working hard to determine the source of the emails.
With love and support,
R******
M******
BGLASS Secretary
So I responded with this:
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:27:40
My intent is not to cause trouble, there is no hate in these emails. I keep receiving these emails for BGLASS, so I’m
just replying. In these emails I
see phrases like “love and justice of God for all people” and “minister of the chapel” so I
assume you are all Christians. Because of this, I’m worried about your salvation, thus, I’m sharing what God’s word says about
homosexuality in hopes that eye’s will be opened and hearts can be touched.
If the word “God” was not mentioned, I would have
deleted the emails and never responded. From what I read I see you are brothers and sister in
Christ and because of that, I am
moved to share the truth out of love. I have no ill feelings, no ill will, no contempt, I do this because I care.
Then this was sent:
Sending love. Im sorry this is happening. I have not received any emails – you’re email was beautiful Riley, I’m sorry this is happening.
With
love,
K**** M. R****
Student Representative
Masters Studies Committee
Masters of Arts in Theological Studies
Princeton Theological Seminary
64 Mercer Street
SBN 555 | Princeton, NJ 08543
(818) 736-1528 | Love Wins
Notice that “love wins” at the end. Such a shame these people have no real love in them.
Next I get this email from the associate dean:
MEMORANDUM
TO: Butch Jones
FROM: V******
DATE: September 10, 2018
RE: E-mails
My name is V******, Jr., and I would like to have a conversation with you regarding a couple of e-mails being
delivered by you to several members of the student body. It is apparent that you are communicating your theological perspectives
anonymously which is causing distress to many in the community. I am interested to understand the reason(s) why you are
communicating your beliefs in this manner. Is it possible that we can meet tomorrow in my office located in Templeton Hall 206. If
so, please provide me with your availability so that we can identify a mutually convenient time.
Rev. Dr. V***** A****, Jr.
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY
AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Titles IX/VI Officer
Interim Director, Alumni Relations
Princeton Theological Seminary
64 Mercer Street | Princeton, NJ 08542-0803
Tel: +16096881943
2019 Alumni Reunion: May 13-15,
2019
So I responded with this:
I’m sorry but I live in a different state, so meeting is impossible.
The reason this happened is because my email inbox keeps getting your emails. Someone accidentally started using my email and now everyone is using it. I’m not going to disclose the email address but it’s not this one I’m using here.
As I mentioned in one of the emails I sent, your original email said “We witness to the love and justice of God for all people!”. I know the Bible and take it serious. God says in his word that homosexuality is an abomination and homosexuals will not enter heaven. I will not stand by and allow people to be misled when it comes to what God says. By saying or even implying that God is okay with homosexuality and transgenderism will cause people to lose their salvation all because someone is lying to them. If God wasn’t mentioned in the emails I’ve been receiving, I would have kept quiet, but when you brought my Father in heaven into this, you also brought me into it.
“It is apparent that you are communicating your theological perspectives”
I did not show “my theological perspectives”, I showed God’s. The only thing I did was show 2 Bible verses. As I pointed out, you brought God into this, so I’m just continuing that with truth, the truth of what God says. There was no hate, no anger, no meanness in my emails. This isn’t hatemail, it’s the opposite, I’m doing this because I care, you could call it lovemail… That sounds silly but it’s true. I’m not going to send anymore emails to the people who already received them, but as new people email me, I’ll reply, and I’ll be civil.
Let me be clear on “my perspective”. I sin, we all do, but I don’t plan on it, I don’t celebrate it, I don’t call
it a lifestyle. For my sins, I repent, I ask for forgiveness and I try my best not to sin again. Committing a homosexual act can easily be forgiven, but only if the person admits it’s wrong and asks for forgiveness, repents. But if they plan to do it again and don’t care that it’s wrong, they can’t be forgiven. It’s my wish that all could follow God’s word and make it to heaven, but the truth is, that won’t happen, so I do what I can.
This is one of the verses I emailed and it’s clear, clear as can be:
1 Corinthians 6:9 & 10
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither FORNICATORS, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor EFFEMINATE, nor HOMOSEXUALS, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
We all have our struggles, no one gets to go through life without them, but some are harder than others. I think homosexuality, well, the whole LGBTQ++ struggle is one of the hardest there is. As if it’s not hard enough to fight your feelings/desires, you have to deal with mean hateful people who go beyond words and use violence, such a shame. Those who use hate and violence also won’t make it to heaven without repenting, that’s also included in the Bible verse I posted, as well as in Psalm 11:5 “The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion”. If those in your group care about God and want to be saved, you’re only hurting them by saying God is okay with their sin, he’s not.
As I said, I will not email those people who I already emailed, I will only reply to any new emails. I have no hate, no anger, only hope that the truth can be accepted by those who care, who want it. To be clear, I’m not trying to harass or bully anyone, only showing what is written in God’s word so those who really seek God can find him. I am sorry that it distressed people, but that is how it goes in life when you find out that what you love to do, is wrong.
I wish I could sit and have a discussion with you, but it would be about a 15 hour drive.
I hope this explains why I did what I did, and I hope that there is no hate for me, I’m only doing what I feel is right.
Next they sent an inner office email that I missed,
fortunately I caught the reply so I was able to see the whole conversation:
R**** and
other BGLASS leaders,
Words cannot express how sorry I am that members of the LBGTQ+ community on our campus were targeted in such a vicious and insensitive way. An attack on any member of our covenant community is attack on the entire community and we do not take this matter lightly. Please know that the PTS Administration has been already meeting to discuss our next steps to insure all that this is to be a safe and welcoming space for education and formation.
Thank you for sending me this extremely gracious and well written email. It will be sent out to the PTS community once Marybeth Chapman comes in the office this morning at 8:30.
Please know that I am in solidarity with you and I will proudly wear my ribbon today.
Peace,
J*** W****
Dean of Student Life
On Sep 10, 2018, at 7:26 PM, BGLASS <bglass@ptsem.edu>
wrote:
Dean W****,
I assume you’re aware of the emails received by some LGBTQ+ students on campus today. We have composed an email addressing the situation and giving people the opportunity to show solidarity.
V**** A***, J**** A******, and Y***** W**** (all cc’d) support its wide release. Literally, to the entire community including students, faculty and staff, PhD students, etc.
We are hoping this can get out tomorrow morning September 11th ASAP so people can get and wear a ribbon.
Dear PTS community,
We want to inform you that some LGBTQ+ students on campus have received disturbing emails from an anonymous account. The emails used scripture and shaming language to target the LGBTQ+ community, specifically the individuals who received the emails.
These emails were anonymous, aggressive attacks targeted at queer students, some who are in their first week in this community. These emails have had profound impact not only on queer students, but on allies who uphold our covenant community. We believe this attack undermines our values as a community, which welcomes all regardless of sexual orientation or theological understanding.
As an act of solidarity with queer students and as a way to welcome and love our new students, we invite you to wear a rainbow ribbon today, September 11th.
If you want to make or receive a ribbon, we will have supplies and people to help outside of Stuart Hall from 8:15 to 8:30 am. We will be in Miller Chapel before chapel from 11:20 to 11:30 am. We will also be in the lobby of Mackay during the lunch hour from 12-1 pm.
We believe the way we respond to this is an opportunity to see what kind of community we really are.
We want these ribbons to be a sign of love and support regardless of your individual stance on Christian sexual ethics. We hope you wear a ribbon to show that you stand against the type of hate that was expressed against queer people on this campus.
With love,
BGLASS
“targeted in such a vicious and insensitive way“, can you believe this? I only email 2 Bible verses, TO A BIBLE CLUB!! and they are all running for shelter, scared out of their minds, and these are college students! This says a lot about what college students are like, but that’s another story.
Anyway, I could not let that stand, so I responded with this:
2 Timothy 4:2 & 3
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of
season; REPROVE, REBUKE, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Galatians 6:1
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
Those verses explain why I responded to the emails that came to MY PERSONAL email account.
I am so tempted to share this email with the students to show how you are making false accusations and lies, but I’ll refrain from that and just reply to those in this conversation.
Shame on you for lying. You are now breaking the commandments of God, bearing false witness.
“The emails used scripture and shaming language”
There was no “shaming language” used. I was gentle, there was no intent of harm. I only shared what the Bible says.
Another lie is this: “aggressive attacks targeted at queer students”. The emails I sent were in NO WAY an attack. Sharing Bible verses to a Christian organization is not an attack. Most of all, I did NOT target queer students, I only replied to emails that were sent to my personal email account.
I am just amazed at how two simple Bible verses can cause so much turmoil, fear and anxiety, truly there is very little faith in God amongst you and your students.
I wrote a lengthy email explaining that I did this out of love, because I care, but you seem to be ignoring that, probably because of anger. I suspect that you don’t want the Bible truth being spread around because you’ll loose credibility and students tuition, but that’s not my purpose. My purpose is only to share what God’s word says.
If you look into it, you’ll see that those students I emailed have not received more emails. As I said, I’m only sending the one, unless a student requests me to discuss this issue or have a Bible study.
Then they sent another email amongst themselves:
Dear BGLASS,
We, as members of the PTS community and fierce allies, affirm and support the dignity of LGBTQ students and the queer community everywhere. Being queer is a good and necessary part of the fullness of God’s kingdom. Cherry-picked Bible verses do not express the promise of Scripture, the goodness of God in Christ, or the love we strive to show for each other in Christian community.
We share the community’s concern over the disturbing emails that were sent to BGLASS and individual queer students this morning. What a painful, terrible thing. The start of a new semester should be a time of welcome, a time of joy and excitement for what’s to come. We are just heartbroken about this cowardly act, one that surely undermines the community we seek to foster here at Princeton Seminary.
Please let us know if there are ways we can advocate for you or be supportive in the coming days.
Love in Christ,
M**** E**** and S**** T*****
Co-Directors of the Center for Theology, Women, and Gender
PS
If it would be helpful or welcome, please pass on this letter to those students who were individually targeted.
They end their email with “Love in Christ“, how blasphemous, to associate Christ with guys sticking their penises up other guys anal cavity, butthole, Christ condemns that sick act.
Now I had to respond to that one:
RE: Support and love from CTWG
“Cherry-picked Bible verses do not express the promise of Scripture”
“Cherry picking Bible verses” is a term people use when they don’t want to accept what the Bible says. The verses I posted are in God’s word. Do you deny them? What’s written in 1 Corinthians 6:9 & 10 is a statement that fits within the context of the entire chapter, as well as the entire Bible. If I’m wrong, please explain how it’s out of context. Much of the Bible is about family with one man and one woman starting from Adam and
Eve.
“What a painful, terrible thing.”Really? God’s word is terrible and painful? That’s sacrilegious! All of you
would know this if you knew the Bible. I don’t care to have God’s word belittled like this. I am not able to just read these blasphemous emails and not say anything. If you people would stop including me in them, I would not be responding.
“Being queer is a good and necessary part of the fullness of God’s kingdom” That’s blasphemy, anyone who studies the Bible knows that. These people need help but instead they’re being encouraged to continue in sin without repentance. There will be a heavy price to pay for those who lead God’s children astray.
“We are just heartbroken about this cowardly act”I boldly showed 2 Bible verses, nothing cowardly about that. The true cowards are the ones denying God’s word to suite their own wants. For the people in charge that craving is money. Using misguided peoples vulnerabilities to make money through tuition. The “one that surelyundermines the community”
If two Bible verses undermines the community, then there was no foundation for that community. If the community was founded on God’s word, and there was TRUST in God, there would be no pain or fear as you claim that email caused. The only reason my email was so disruptive is because there is no faith in God amongst you.
“The start of a new semester should be a time of welcome, a time of joy and excitement for what’s to come.”
The start of a new semester should be a time of TRUTH! And the truth in God’s word is what should bring excitement.
After this there was an inner office email and they sent me a threatening email.
Here is the inner office email, then the threatening one to me.
Dear friends,
We saw this and are going to report it immediately to the Dean and President. We’re so sorry you have to have this again in your email.
With love,
M***** E**** and S***** T*******
M****** E. E****
Ph.D. Candidate, Religion &
Society
Co-Director, Center for Theology, Women, and Gender
Princeton Theological Seminary
Here is the threatening email:
From A**** V****** Mo 10. Sep 20:14
To Me
To the subscriber of the e-mail address “conservative-christian@tutanota.com“; I am writing to you as the Title IX/VI Officer of Princeton Theological Seminary. It is my understanding that you are communicating certain theological and biblical beliefs with several students of the Seminary community through an encrypted platform. If you are a member of the Princeton Seminary community it is important to note that this type of communication is in violation of the Seminary’s mission and our Living Together standards. Due to the anonymous method you are using, it has subsequently created a hostile environment. A hostile environment is defined as an environment on campus that, through harassing conduct (e.g., physical, verbal, graphic or written) based on a person’s protected status (e.g., sexual orientation, age, etc.), becomes sufficiently severe, pervasive or persistent so as to interfere with or limit the ability of an individual to participate in or benefit from a seminary program or activity. As such, you are to cease and desist in communicating with those you have sent anonymous e-mails. It is imperative that you contact my office 609.688.1941 tomorrow for a conversation regarding the intent of your e-mails, the purpose of your methodology of communication, and the impact it has caused upon individuals in the Seminary community.
Sincerely,
Rev. Dr. V***** A****, Jr., M.Div., Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Institutional Diversity
and Community Engagement
Director, Office of Multicultural Relations
Titles IX/VI Officer
Interim Director, Alumni Relations
Princeton Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 821
Princeton, NJ 08542
609.688.1941
So I responded again, this time I was a little more harsh:
Now it is you who is creating a “hostile environment” for me.
Here is something I pulled from your website “Princeton Theological Seminary prepares women and men to serve Jesus Christ in ministries”. You tell me, how can verses from the BIBLE cause distress to people who claim to serve Jesus? That is the most insane thing I ever heard. If you follow the Bible, how can verses from it cause a “hostile environment“???????????
This is so crazy, I just can’t wrap my mind around it. You claim to prepare people to serve Jesus, but you deny
scripture, you deny his word, then threaten people who show you his words.
Explain that to me, please.
You and your students emailed ME, I never asked to be involved in this, they brought me into it. I was gentle, not mean. I had NO anger, no hate, it was just Bible verses. If you can’t take verses from your own Bible, then you need to cease and desist from your seminary.
Here is another line from your website: “where Scripture and the Christian tradition are appropriated critically”. You are a bunch of hypocrites! I posted verses from the scripture YOU claim to follow, and you threaten me for that, shame on you.
As I already told you in a previous email, I never planned on emailing anyone again, but I will reply to any new emails coming into MY PERSONAL email account. If you don’t want these kind of things to happen, then take more care in who you email and what addresses you give out. Also, tell your students to PAY ATTENTION to the email addresses they use. I have had several of your emails come to my personal account starting last night. I have the right to respond to anyone who sends me an email. If the students don’t like it, then tell them not to send me any emails in the first place.
One last thing. If my emails caused a hostile environment, then those students have no ability to deal with life and shame on you (again) for defending their weakness instead of teaching them to be strong.
Then I received a personal response:
10. Sep 2018 14:34 by ****.******@ptsem.edu:
Would you be willing to talk with me in person? I would love to do so.
Blessings,
J** A****
I said:
Subject: Re: RE: Disturbing Email
I’m sorry but that is not possible. I live in another state, it’s about a 15 hour drive from where you are.
The Jan said:
Thank you for your reply. How
and why would you get connected in this community?
I said:
Well, All these emails keep ending up in my personal email. I don’t think anyone here wants me to be part of this community, at least not the administrators. I have no hate, no ill-will for any members and I love discussions but the only way I could communicate is through email. I’m not going to send any more emails to the students whom already received one, that was actually enough. I shared what I felt moved to share,
from there it’s up to the Holy Spirit to take over.
So, their first meeting is this Thursday, I’m sure I’ll be the main topic, with lots of crying and sobbing as they all will wonder if their safe.
Next the police became involved:
Dashawn Cribb
<dcribb@princetonnj.gov>
9:17 AM (7 hours ago)
to me
Mr. Jones,
I am Ptl. Cribb from the Princeton police department, I am investigating a harassment complaint. Please give me a call ASAP, see my contact info below.
Ptl. Dashawn Cribb
# 56
Princeton Police Department
1 Valley Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Office: (609) 921-2100 ext. 1817
Fax:(609) 430-1302
Email: Dcribb@Princetonnj.gov
Here’s my reply to that:
Butch Jones <wutdix@gmail.com>
1:38 PM (3 hours ago)
to Dashawn
Ptl. Cribb,
There was no harassment at all. DId you even read the emails?
I received an email to my personal email account from someone joining a Christian seminar group so I replied with 2 Bible verses, that’s it. As more emails came to me from different people, I replied ONE TIME to each email.
I only responded with ONE email REPLY to each email I received and the content was just two Bible verse. I never initiated anything, I only replied to emails that came to MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT. I have not sent any emails other than REPLIES, that is NOT harassment.
I did sent out a second email that was not solicited to some of the students after I realized they felt harassed. Here is the content of that email:
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:27:40
My intent is not to cause trouble, there is no hate in these emails. I keep receiving these emails for BGLASS, so I’m just replying. In these emails I see phrases like “love and justice of God for all people” and “minister of the chapel” so I assume you are all Christians. Because of this, I’m worried about your salvation, thus, I’m sharing what God’s word says about homosexuality in hopes that eye’s will be opened and hearts can be touched.
From what I read I see you are brothers and sister in Christ and because of that, I am moved to share the truth out of love. I have no ill feelings, no ill will, no contempt, I do this because I care.
Does that sound like harassment? I think not.
When the staff became involved, I responded to all their emails explaining that I have no ill will and no hate and that those student who received an email from me would NOT receive any more.
If I repeatedly emailed these students, then I could see it as harassment. If I continued to send emails, I could see that as harassment. If I had written anything hateful, I could see it as harassment.
I have every right to reply to any email that comes to my personal email account as long as it’s not harassing, vulgar or hateful.
I’m 55 years old. I have a wife and 2 children. My wife is a teacher at a Christian school where I also work in their IT department. I am not a trouble maker.
The main thing to look at here is that those people I replied to received ONE email from the, except for the couple that I sent the apology to. The content of which was just TWO Bible verses.
I am sorry that this escalated as it did, but I can’t understand why. I sent two verses of scripture to people who claim to study scripture. Here is what is say on their website:
The Seminary provides a residential community of worship and learning where a sense of calling is tested and defined, where Scripture and the Christian tradition are appropriated critically,
That comes from this page: https://www.ptsem.edu/discover/mission-vision
So, can you see how I felt sharing scripture with them would be acceptable?
How would I know that people who claim to study scripture would feel harassed by someone showing them scripture?
Here is the truth about all this. I am the one being harassed. I’m receiving emails accusing me of attacking people, of being vicious, of using shaming language. They accused me of targeting queer students when I targeted no one, I just replied to emails I received not knowing who they are or what there sexual preferences are.
I did not care to ever receive any of these emails, I was the one harassed.
As of last night, I was hoping this would be all over with, but they seem to want to continue to harass me. If they keep this up, I would like you to look at all the email and charge theme with harassment.
Please let me know if you need anything. Sorry you had to get involved in this.
I didn’t hear from the cop so I sent him another email asking if he received my first
email, here’s his response:
Dashawn Cribb
I did, however I was out of work for a few days… I would like to talk to you via phone or person to get some information from you and explain to you the severity of the situation. Call me ASAP (609) 921-2100.
Thank you
Here’s my reply:
First of all, there is no way we’ll talk in person, I’m not driving over 20 hours to New Jersey just to discuss this. As far as a phone call, I have no reason to call you, I have done nothing wrong. There was no harassment, I only shared 2 Bible verses with students of a Bible seminary school. I explained this to you before.
Also, this would fall under the 1st amendment. I have the right to reply to disturbing emails that come to my personal account as long as it’s not harassing, vulgar or threatening. To top it all off, I’m the one who was harassed. I was sent emails on a subject that hurts me, not just one, but several. Then, they accused me of being vicious and attacking members which are both hurtful lies.
They finally stopped sending me emails, so as far as I’m concerned, it’s over. I can get over it, I suggest they do the same.
I have shared all the emails with several people from my church and many friends, all of whom agree I was gentle and kind. No one I shared those with could see any sign of harassment or meanness.
You say this situation is “severe”, that is a lie. Explain to me how this is severe when no law was broken?
I explained all this once, now a second time. If you wish to communicate with me, then email me. After you answer my question and explain the situation, we’ll see if the situation still demands a phone call. If it does, we can discuss that later, but for now, email is good enough.
I’m getting pissed at this cop, he should know I did nothing wrong, I would like to call him and give him an earful, but I can’t, so I claimed that their emails “hurt” me, yea, I can play the snowflake card too…
Somehow, that’s all I have, and I can’t dig back through my emails as I have closed that email account. But, what happened next is the scary part, the poilce subpoenaed Google to get my IP address, which gave them the information of my internet service provider, at which point they subpoenaed them, my provider was Roadrunner. I’m assuming that once they seen I was living in Wisconsin and was not a student, they dropped it because those letters from Google and Roadrunner telling me they were subpoenaed for my info were the last I heard from them.
But here’s the takeaway, if I was a student, I would have been expelled, for what?!? Showing a Bible verse to a Bible group, really, how insane.