[net.religion] net.religion.christian, Rich, and Laura

rjb@akgua.UUCP (R.J. Brown [Bob]) (02/18/85)

> I think we have a difference of opinion here. Some of the readers &
> posters to net.religion.christian think that net.religion.christian
> should be a nice warm place where Christians can talk about Christianity
> and maybe argue a bit among themselves and not have to defend anything
> they say from flammage/arguments from Rich Rosen and any other non-Christian.
> The problem is that when net.religion.christian was created, a lot of the
> folks that *wanted* it particularily wanted it so that both sides of the
> Christian arguments would go somewhere else so that whatever was left in
> net.religion would be a) lower in volume and b) emphasize something
> other than Christianity. We can read the Christian arguments when we have
> time... (in other words, Rich, you've gotta move too...) [LAURA CREIGHTON]



>>I created net.religion.christian and at that time I emphasized
>>it is not net.flame.christian.  The official description says
>>it is for "discussion" of Christianity (distinguished from "debate").
>>
>>So, if all this makes any difference, I don't think net.religion.christian
>>was intended for pro-/anti-Christian debates but for Christians to discuss
>>their religious diversity among themselves.
>>-- 
>>Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam
>>
>>
Okay Laura, do you get the point ?

What I objected to earlier was people flaming along the lines of

"Every damn one of y'all who are Christians are scumbags and ultimate
slimeballs if you don't agree that (X) is true or acceptable.  Further,
none of you has a hair on your butt if you don't want to associate with
(Y).  I hope God pukes on you since you are obviously a degenerate
lifeform unworthy to bear the title Christian."

Laura, we have been subjected to this kind of trash in n.r.c ( not by
Rich Rosen however).  I agree with Mr. Moffett and wish n.r.c would
conform more to its original form.

Laura, aren't you promulgating a double standard here ?  I know that I 
have raised hackles to high heaven in net.religion.jewish just asking
questions about Judaism.  By your standard I should just barge on in
n.r.j and announce that those Jews are  (fill in the appropriate
nasty-gram).



Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}