Nelson Johnson writes in the N&R: "I am aware that for some, I am personally a stumbling block; for others I am dismissed as evil and foolish. Indeed, I have flaws and faults. I suspect, however, that they are different from what many assume based on media reports...I strongly plead with you to read the commission’s full report. It will not only help you better understand the 'context, causes, sequence and consequences' of Nov. 3, 1979, but it will also help to understand yourself, our city and our culture."

One obvious difference between Nelson Johnson and some of the "reporting" in the N&R by Davenport Jr is that Johnson is a preacher, and speaks like one, not a "godless" communist defined by "an absence of faith."

Comments

[hugh]

"I strongly plead with you to read the commission’s full report... but it will also help to understand yourself, our city and our culture."

Arrogance of the highest order.

[Lex]

It's a dilemma, all right: You've got to do what he asks to figure out for sure whether or not he's right.

[Craa Michele]

"...Johnson is a preacher, and speaks like one...

Yep. And I finally wrapped some words around how that hit my spirit when I read it. Read it if you want.

Peace, M