Robin Edgar “Hungers” for the Facts

One of the most ridiculous ways in which Robin Edgar carries on his crusade is to pick one comment by one UU blogger (often out of context) and make it appear to be absolutely true for all Unitarian Universalists everywhere.

Such is his recent appropriation of Reverend Tont Lorentzen’s opinion that UUs ‘suck’ at feeding the hungry.  Mister Edgar would have us believe that this minister will (or should) be subjected to ‘UU bullying’ for his ‘defamation’.

Of course, he doesn’t mention how he has been bullying, harassing and maligning UUs for nearly two decades now, in a personal vendetta of misguided narcissism.

Nor did he even bother to demonstrate that Lorentzen’s opinion is indeed untrue.  A simple websearch (remember those, Mister Edgar) would have revealed the following UU congregations with projects or partnerships on feeding the hungry in various communities:

• UU Church of Columbus
• UU Congregation of Monmouth County
• UU Church in Summit
• UU Church in Cherry Hill
• Gloucester UU Church
• Hope UU Church in Tulsa
• Magic Valley UU Fellowship
• UU Congregation in Santa Rosa
• East Shore UU Church
• First Parish UU Church in Canton
• UU Fellowship of Fayetteville
• UUs of Santa Clarita Valley
• Cedar Lane UU Church
• UU Church of Savannah
• UU Church of Muncie
• UU Congregation of Shelter Rock
• UU Church of Rockville
• UU Congregation of Lakeland
• Harbor UU Congregation
• Tennessee Valley UU Church
• UU Congregation of Hillsboro
• UU Church of Reading
• UU Fellowship of Huntington
• First Parish UU Church in Bridgewater
• UU Church of Haverhill
• UU Fellowship of Waco
• UU Congregation of the Quad Cities

Perhaps Mister Edgar should ‘eat his own words’ – or even bother to do some good himself, like volunteering for a worthy program in Montreal, rather than ranting and picketing and lashing out.

Robin Edgar’s Fatal Attraction for UU Ministers

After Robin Edgar’s latest ‘Emerson Avenger’ post, repeating once again his overblown ‘charges’ against Reverend Cynthia Cain, we can just picture him like Glenn Close’s famous character:

‘I’m not going to be IGNO-O-O-ORED, UUs!!!’

And just like Michael Douglas, we’re left trying to explain to him: ‘You just don’t get it, do you?’

Sadly, no.  Robin Edgar does not ‘get’ how his outlandish behaviour constitutes harassment, or how it differs from the conduct of the UU ministers he obsessively fixates upon.

Cynthia Cain posted a comment on her own blog about the mean-spirited words and actions of certain US Republican leaders.  She pretty much left it at that.

Robin Edgar, on the other hand, notoriously doesn’t ‘leave it at that’ when he targets you.  No, a single blog post is not enough – he must blog about you constantly.  And comment about you on other blogs and Internet forums constantly.  And barrage you with emails constantly.  And, just for good measure, make a picket sign referring to you, and use it in his ‘peaceful public protests’ constantly.

Do you now see why we are concerned about how far he might be willing to go?  Anybody this obsessed, and who feels ignored, to the point of ruining his own life on a hopeless crusade to ruin others, will not stop merely at verbal abuse and harassment.

Most people would have let go and moved on long ago.  But not when they are as obsessive, self-centered, rage-filled and ‘entitled’ as Robin Edgar.  He’s not going to be ignored.

Perhaps, then, we are doing a service.  By not ignoring him, by warning UUs and others about the potential danger of his warped mindset and behaviour, we are diverting him away from a potential escalation to violence.

We can only hope, just as we hope that he will finally get the help he needs.

Robin Edgar’s Latest Act of Hypocrisy

Seems the intrepid Robin Edgar has to keep outdoing himself.  Not enough to insult people, often for little reason than being a Unitarian Universalist leader, he has to videotape himself making an obscene gesture, post it anywhere and everywhere he can … and then blame UUs for his actions!

Now, he has decided to go after “Internet trolls.”  This man is campaigning against trolling?!  Talk about a fox guarding the hen-house!

Let’s be clear what we’re talking about here, Mister Edgar: “In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.”  Now, look at your voluminous blog posts, comments on other people’s blogs, comments about what you think of UUs on online articles that have nothing to do with Unitarian Universalism, and on and on and on and on…

If you want to do something about trolling, we have a very simple suggestion: Get off the computer and get into a psychiatrist’s office.  You have been doing this for over a decade, with no positive outcome, and still you troll, and now you express extreme disapproval for other people’s acts which pale in comparison to your own.  We have said it before, and we shall keep saying it until you realize it: You need help, Robin Edgar!