“I’m one of the 4,600-plus Moscow residents who voted for Laflin, Kelly, and Zabala and so was happy with the outcome of the city council elections. . . . Can we hear from Urquidez, Behrens, and Mitchell? Now that the election is over, what will you do?” —Gary Williams Continue reading
“I recall from years ago in response to a question, Christ Church’s Doug Wilson responded that he could not imagine a Muslim ever being on the Moscow City Council. . .” —S.M. Ghazanfar Continue reading
“It would be naïve to think that with Berends, Urquidez, and Mitchell on the council further unchecked expansion of Christ Church would be prevented.” —Holli Cooper Continue reading
“It seems Urquidez thinks we should vote according to the candidate’s religious belief and perhaps have representation on council according to size of faith affiliation.” — Mary Jo Hamilton Continue reading
“Public service is the highest form of civic engagement and is designed to help integrate the past, present and future of a community into a cohesive and functioning society of equals. There is no man behind the curtain and his band of 12 elder men, calling the shots. There is no narrow, divisive and demeaning theology that demands a higher allegiance than all the women and men of Moscow do. Councilors must serve only us; not their church or business. The only special interest is us!” —Nick Sanyal Continue reading
“One could as easily equate James Urquidez and Kelsey Berends, both affiliated with Christ Church, with Christ Church members who held signs on street corners urging people to vote against bonds for public schools, and at another time, displayed signs unfairly labeling City Council members as bigots.” —Joann Muneta Continue reading
Sam Paul runs Kelsey Berends’ website. Filed under “F,” for “Full Disclosure.” Continue reading
They’re pro-pedophiliac family. Continue reading
Think Jussie Smollett. Continue reading
“The city’s survey indicates that people want to be able to visit our precious downtown and to be able to support the local businesses there. It is extremely disappointing to learn that candidates Berends and Urquidez question this expression of a majority of residents’ wishes and the City Council’s follow-up decision in this important matter. Let’s keep this in mind when casting our votes.” —Joann Muneta Continue reading
“Keep in mind that a percentage of any money spent at businesses owned by Kirk members is money in Christ Church coffers. Also keep in mind that the city council elections are coming up and having church members who obey their church authorities as they are expected to on the council will not be in the best interests of Moscow.” —Holli Cooper Continue reading
“In the recent Moscow City Council candidates forum, the two candidates with connections to Christ Church — Kelsey Berends and James Urquidez — expressed an openness to consider future expansion of schools in the downtown area. This despite the majority of Moscow residents responding to a survey saying they didn’t want existing colleges to expand in the downtown area. If Berends and Urquidez are elected, maybe we should just rename Main Street to New St. Andrews Avenue.” —Bill Christopher Continue reading
“Andrew Crapuchettes, founder and CEO of Emsi, was interviewed and his story appeared this week in the Daily News. In the interview, he was asked why Doug Wilson and Christ Church were of concern to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He answered this way: ‘The short version is (someone asked our pastor if slavery is in the Bible). He said, “Yes, it is.”’ Well, that is a short answer. But it’s not a truthful one.” —Steve Wells Continue reading