Slice of Laodicea

I am posting this at the request of my husband, Tom. We do not intend to elaborate on the situation beyond this post, but it conveys the difficulty Mr. Abanes has with truth telling. Abanes posted the following yesterday at his blog:

And now, for those interested, this not about Ingrid Schlueter, it is about Tom Schlueter, Ingrid’s husband, who has just sent me a threatening email, telling me to STOP HARASSING his wife and LEAVE HER ALONE.

His email is complete with a reference to how in the old days real men would would challenge each other to duels for a lot less than how I have been mistreating Ingrid! And as he also pointed out to me, reasons for such duels included facing off in order to guard the honor of their wives.

He then invited me to handle it in a manly way by either calling him on the phone or better yet, paying him a personal visit (I suppose so he could punch me in the nose, wait, I thought Ingrid was going to take out a restraining order against me).

People, this has gone to a whole new sick level. And that is all I have to say about Tom Schlueter. (I just wanted to make sure that if anything happens to me, this was all a matter of public record).

R. Abanes

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Now, friends, you can read the actual letter sent by my wise and godly husband, Tom, who has been provoked beyond measure by the conduct of certain “men” in the blogosphere. You decide: Is Richard’s portrayal of Tom’s letter honest?

Mr. Abanes,

I am a patient man, as can be displayed by my silence for the last several months in the midst of you harassing my wife. Suffice it to say that my patience has come to an end.

I am also a man of a few words, especially when it comes to communicating by email, which I think is often a coward’s way of exercising “muscle.” Frankly, I don’t like email for the facades it allows people to hide behind, especially when communicating things that go beyond disagreement, evolving into personal attacks on their character. That’s just what you have done numerous times. It is infantile, besides just being plain wrong.

I have been observing your reckless use of verbiage as it pertains to my wife for too long. I want you to stop it. You are out of hand, and you need to make better use of your time. How you present yourself on the Internet and in the blog world is NOT Christ-honoring, and as Christians, shouldn’t that be the final yardstick for deciding how we use our time? DO NOT construe this as a threat, but in the old days, men would challenge each other to duels for a lot less than this, and that included for the honor of their wives.

Needless to say, I will not “spar” with you by email. If you want to communicate in a manly manner, then call me, or better yet, come and see me.

Consider what you have written about and to my wife, then ask yourself if you would want someone to treat your own wife in the same way.

Most sincerely,

Tom Schlueter

Mr. Abanes took personal email and turned it into a public spectacle where he portrays himself as the victim of a ruthless thug’s threats. As you can see, there’s another side to the story.

**Apprising Ministries has a related post that demonstrates that this isn’t the first time Mr. Abanes has engaged in this kind of conduct.**