prabhu@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Dinesh K. Prabhu) (01/08/90)
The idea of creating a newsgroup dedicated to eastern religious/
belief systems was brought up recently (Dec.) for an informal
discussion in soc.culture.indian. The idea was generally well
received and most people preferred the name soc.religion.eastern.
Further, the people felt that the newsgroup should be unmoderated.
Based on this past local discussion, I thought I'd bring up the
idea again in a formal call for discussion in the other relevant
newsgroups in the soc and talk hierarchy to get a larger cross-section
of opinions. And so ...
a) Do you think that this newsgroup is a good idea ?
b) Do you think that the proposed name is adequate ?
c) Do you think that this newsgroup should be moderated?
d) What are your opinions on the points of charter ?
Please POST your opinions/suggestions/criticism/flames, i.e., DO NOT
send me any e-mail. Thanks for your time.
CHARTER OF SOC.RELIGION.EASTERN
1) The word eastern in the title of the newsgroup signifies religions
with origins in south/south-east/far-east asia. For example,
Hinduism, Buddhism (all forms), Jainism, Sikhism, and Shintoism.
2) The newsgroup will be unmoderated. It is upto the people posting
articles to make sure that their articles are in good taste and
not inflammatory.
3) Everbody regardless of their religion can post to this newsgroup.
4) Articles should deal with the philosophy/theology underlying the
religious systems and should be devoid of any political content.
5) This forum CANNOT be used for proseletyzing.
6) Articles about western religious systems (Judaism,Christianity,Islam
etc.) are also welcome if the aim is make rational/objective comparisons
of these systems with those discussed in this newsgroup.
Dinesh K. Prabhu
(prabhu@amelia.nas.nasa.gov or dkprabhu@ames.arc.nasa.gov)