To: not AT compuserve DOT com
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: What?!?
Message-ID: <19970329.220336.7055.0.fwec@juno.com>
References: <004144646021d37NIH2WAAF AT csi DOT com>
From: fwec AT juno DOT com (Mark T Logan)
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:04:56 EST

Look, I hate to post another off-topic message, and I'm not trying to
start
a religious war, but this post made my blood boil.


On Sat, 29 Mar 1997 02:46:28 -0000 "MyBigMouth" <not AT compuserve DOT com>
writes:

>> Thanks for your post.  I am 16 years old but don't worry, I've heard
>> _much_ worse.  The Bible comment was definetly out of line.  I for
>> one can't stand it when people get obsessed with political
>> correctness.  But you simply can't go around belittling something
>> that represents the faith of about 48% of the world population.  And
>> as Eli pointed out, there are non-Christians who read the Bible.
>And how many people out there AREN'T religious twats? We are living
>in the modern world you know, were, in the UK at least, most people
>are NOT and I do not know if this is representative of the rest of the
>world?

I don't care if this is the "modern world" or not.  There are plenty of
people
on this NG that believe in Christ (Or at least I think so.  but I've seen
enough
signatures that have references to Christianity to believe this is true),
and 
you have no right to declare them religious "twats".  Nobody has to
believe 
in anything they don't want to, but it is horribly rude to insult the
beliefs of others.

>> Vulgarity and anti-Christianity will get this group nowhere.
>So we all gotta be 'good little christians'? ahy.

I never said you had to be a Christian.  What I meant is that it is wrong
to
insult the people on this group that are Christian. 

>> It's purpose
>> is to provide a place where people can help, be helped, and carry
>> on interesting programming discussions.  Flames and disrespectful
>> posts are not appreciated by anyone, and I suspect that their 
>authors
>> don't feel to good about themselves after they send them out.
>And does it do this??? Any one care to comment?

I think so.

>AW> Alan Wilson <alan DOT wilson AT wilshire DOT com> writes:
>AW> Wow, an anonymous poster.
>AW> Guess he's too afraid to stand behind his words.
>I'm only posting these anonymously because they me be a little
>too harsh for some people to take. Namely those that resemble the 
>publics
>image of a 'programming nerd'. Is it a crime? Am I not allowed to have 
>an
>opinion of my own? Maybe I just don't want all the shite you get with
>speaking
>out. And further more, I do value being 'part of this group'.

If you post anonymosly, you clearly don't want to staind behind your
words.
'Nuf said.


>DON'T be affraid to speak your mind, if you don't,
>you haven't got a mind of your own but someone
>elses.

I agree with you here.  Your welcome to speak your mind, and if you
don't believe in Christianity, that's your business.  I have no problem
with someone not being Christian, but don't insult those of us who are.


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