Eagles Mere churches and "The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory"

Dear Eagles Mere churches:
I am a long time vacationer in Eagles Mere and a lapsed Episcopalian.
I believe religion and politics are badly infecting each other in the United States today.
I have no idea about the extent to which you agree, if at all.
Regardless, I wish to urge you to watch the below video, which  is a discussion with Tim Alberta concerning his new book The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory.
If you watch the video, I would next ask you to consider whether it would be constructive from the perspective of both religion and politics for the video to be watched by an appropriate group at your church, followed by discussion.
I will understand if you think the video is inappropriate for your church's purposes.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck

Mountain Brook, AL

https://www.ms.now/morning-joe/watch/writer-details-how-evangelicals-confronted-him-about-trump-at-his-father-s-funeral-199309381624

Email to St. John’s in-the-Wilderness

From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: esteyking@aol.com <esteyking@aol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 at 05:14:51 PM CST
Subject: St. John’s in-the-Wilderness and "The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory"
Cece:
I am a long time vacationer in Eagles Mere and a lapsed Episcopalian.
I believe religion and politics are badly infecting each other in the United States today.
I have no idea whether you agree, or to what extent.
Regardless, I wish to urge you to watch the video at https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/writer-details-how-evangelicals-confronted-him-about-trump-at-his-father-s-funeral-199309381624, which is a discussion with Tim Alberta concerning his new book The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory.
If you watch the video, I would next ask you to consider whether it would be constructive from the perspective of both religion and politics for the video to be watched by an appropriate group at the St. John’s in-the-Wilderness church, followed by discussion.
I will understand if you think the video is inappropriate for the purposes of St. John’s in-the-Wilderness.
Thank you for your consideration.
For your information, I have posted a letter to the Eagles Mere churches regarding this on my blog at https://bloggingeagle1.blogspot.com/2023/12/eagles-mere-churches-and-kingdom-power.html.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL

Email to Eagles Mere Presbyterian Church
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: empresbyterianchurch@gmail.com <empresbyterianchurch@gmail.com>
Cc: Fiona Shattuck <fmshattuck@aol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 at 08:49:19 AM CST
Subject: To Pres. Tom Graff re new book "The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory"
Dear Tom,
I didn't make it to Eagles Mere last summer and right now don't think I will get there next summer.
That notwithstanding, I am trying to keep up contact in various ways.
I believe religion and politics are badly infecting each other in the United States today.
I have no idea of the extent to which you agree.
Regardless, I wish to urge you to watch the video at https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/writer-details-how-evangelicals-confronted-him-about-trump-at-his-father-s-funeral-199309381624, which is a discussion with Tim Alberta concerning his new book The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory.
If you watch the video, I would next ask you to consider whether it would be constructive from the perspective of both religion and politics for the video to be watched by an appropriate group at your Presbyterian Church, followed by discussion.
I will understand if you think the video is inappropriate for your church's purposes, and I thank you for whatever consideration you give this, Tom.
Just for your information, I have posted a letter to the Eagles Mere churches regarding this on my Blogging Eagle blog at https://bloggingeagle1.blogspot.com/2023/12/eagles-mere-churches-and-kingdom-power.html.
In closing, my best to Barb and you for the holidays.
Rob

Email to Bucknell chaplains' office
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: kdn004@bucknell.edu <kdn004@bucknell.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 04:35:03 PM CST
Subject: Please pardon this Alabamian's intrusion on Bucknell's chaplains
Dear Mr. Nelson,
Long ago I spent my freshman year at Bucknell. I have several Bucknell acquaintances from Eagles Mere PA, where I have been a longtime summer vacationer.
Recently I sent/posted a letter to Eagles Mere's churches concerning Tim Alberta's new book The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory. In particular, I urged them to view the video at https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/writer-details-how-evangelicals-confronted-him-about-trump-at-his-father-s-funeral-199309381624, and have a group discussion about the same at their church. (The letter I sent/posted to the Eagles Mere churches can be found at https://bloggingeagle1.blogspot.com/2023/12/eagles-mere-churches-and-kingdom-power.html.)
My letter has gotten no reaction, including no reaction from Bucknell acquaintances whom I informed about the letter (with one exception).
If Bucknell's chaplains think what I am doing is inappropriate, I would be interested in their telling me that.
I think what I am doing is legitimate and justified, but I want to be respectful, and sending you this email can help me in my belief that I am being respectful, including possibly causing me to doubt my belief.
Thank you for reading this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
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From: Kurt Nelson <kdn004@bucknell.edu>
To: "rdshatt@aol.com" <rdshatt@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 04:35:22 PM CST
Subject: Out of Office Re: Please pardon this Alabamian's intrusion on Bucknell's chaplains
Thank you for your message. Kurt is out of the office and Bucknell
University is closed for the Winter break until the new year. He will
return on Wednesday 1/3 and will return your message as soon as he’s
able.

Email to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Birmingham re Trump's campaign of terror against immigrants
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: _______@sfxbirmingham.com <_______@sfxbirmingham.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:22:21 AM CST
Subject: Trump's campaign of terror against immigrants
Dear St. Francis Xavier parish office:
My wife and I attend the 8:30 mass at St, Francis most Sundays.
I think Trump is conducting a campaign of terror in America against immigrants.
Perhaps millions of Americans support this terror campaign.
I think, however, an overwhelming majority of Americans do not believe that is what America is about, and they do not support Trump's terror campaign.
I think such overwhelming majority of Americans should speak up against Trump's terror campaign and say publicly that Trump should cease his terror campaign.
I am trying to speak up against Trump's terror campaign, and that is the reason for this email, to wit, I would like to connect with St. Francis parishioners who think Trump should cease his terror campaign.
I hope this email is not out of place.
If this email is out of place, please feel free to disregard it.
Otherwise, I hope I can connect with St. Francis parishioners who feel that Trump should cease his terror campaign against immigrants, and the parish office can aid me in doing that.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
205-967-5586

Email to Dartmouth Lawyers Association

From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: [President and Secretary of Dartmouth Lawyers Association]
Cc: [President of Dartmouth Club of Alabama]
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 06:13:14 PM CST
Subject: Dartmouth Lawyers Association and the ABA Task Force for American Democracy

Dear ____ and _____,

I am a retired lawyer in Alabama and Dartmouth class of 1969.

I have been advocating for the Alabama State Bar to undertake supportive activities in Alabama relative to the American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy and its year long mission that is set out at https://www.americanbar.org/groups/leadership/office_of_the_president/american-democracy/overview/.

Recently, I thought the great attention that was being paid to this past week's GOP Presidential primary debate at the University of Alabama was an excellent opportunity for the Alabama State Bar (and other parties) to partake of the Task Force's mission to "host public conversations with a broad spectrum of Americans to hear their concerns, experiences, and suggestions for restoring and preserving our democracy rule of law." https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/11/presidential-debate-in-tuscaloosa-aba.html

The attention surrounding the Dec. 6th debate in Alabama is now past, and national attention is on New Hampshire and its lead off Republican primary election.

Yesterday I sent the below email to the New Hampshire Bar Association urging it to avail of the national attention now on New Hampshire to host public conversations in New Hampshire with a broad spectrum of New Hampshire residents to hear their "concerns, experiences, and suggestions for restoring and preserving our democracy rule of law."

I think Dartmouth should be a venue in New Hampshire for such a public conversations to take place. If the Dartmouth Lawyers Association agrees, and can give me suggestions of whom to contact at Dartmouth to try to instigate the holding of such a public conversation at Dartmouth, I would be most appreciative.

Also, to the extent the Dartmouth Lawyers Association thinks it should be suggested to members of the Association that they undertake activities in their respective states in support of the ABA Task Force's mission, it would be great to communicate that suggestion to the members.

Thank you very much for your attention to this email.

Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL

From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>

To: pchant@coopercargillchant.com <pchant@coopercargillchant.com>; kmahan@hinckleyallen.com <kmahan@hinckleyallen.com>

Cc: Terri B. Lovell <terri.lovell@alabar.org>; Jennifer Buettner <jbuettner@birminghambar.org>; flatta@burr.com <flatta@burr.com>; suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org <suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org>; bill.ide@akerman.com <bill.ide@akerman.com>; marty@mitchellmeadows.com <marty@mitchellmeadows.com>; emyang@wstrongllc.com <emyang@wstrongllc.com>

Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 at 06:44:31 PM CST

Subject: New Hampshire Bar Association and ABA Task Force for American Democracy

Dear Mr. Chant and Ms. Mahan,

I am a retired lawyer in Alabama (and a Dartmouth graduate).

I have been advocating for the Alabama State Bar to undertake supportive activities in Alabama relative to the American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy and its year long mission that is set out at https://www.americanbar.org/groups/leadership/office_of_the_president/american-democracy/overview/. 

Recently, I thought the great attention that was being paid to this past week's GOP Presidential primary debate at the University of Alabama was an excellent opportunity for the Alabama State Bar (and other parties) to partake of the Task Force's mission to "host public conversations with a broad spectrum of Americans to hear their concerns, experiences, and suggestions for restoring and preserving our democracy rule of law." https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/11/presidential-debate-in-tuscaloosa-aba.html

A week ago Saturday, I sent the Alabama State Bar the below email, importuning it once more prior to the Dec. 6th debate.

The attention surrounding the Dec. 6th debate in Alabama is now past, and national attention is on New Hampshire and its lead off Republican primary election.

The purpose of this email is to urge the New Hampshire Bar Association to avail of the national attention now on New Hampshire to host public conversations in New Hampshire with a broad spectrum of New Hampshire residents to hear their "concerns, experiences, and suggestions for restoring and preserving our democracy rule of law."

Thank you for the indulgence of the New Hampshire Bar Association in receiving this communication from a member of the Alabama State Bar.

Sincerely,

Rob Shattuck

Mountain Brook, AL

[the above referenced "below email" I sent to the Alabama State Bar can be found where the above email to the New Hampshire Bar Association is posted at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/08/american-bar-association-task-force-for.html]