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From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Censorship and unc!tim
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Date: Fri, 18-May-84 08:39:21 EDT
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>  If Tim had posted the infamous BLKTRAN, not many of us would rush
>  to his defense, least of all me.  BLKTRAN is in conflict with the
>  dignity of a group of human beings, and that conflict is along
>  racial lines.  But what did Tim say?  Tim said, if I recall,
>  something like ``the god of the Jewish and Christian scriptures
>  is a cruel, sadistic sonofabitch and I would rather go to hell
>  (if hell there is) proudly than worship the monster.''  Now I
>  think that Tim hasn't quite got the right understanding of things,
>  but that's besides the point.
>
>  It's Tim's right to believe this, and it's Tim's right to say it.
>
>					Mark Terribile

So you're saying that it's perfectly allright to insult the Lord,
but not allright to tell a joke?

BLKTRAN was one the *few* things posted to net.jokes that actually
contains humor.  Don't get me wrong, I also enjoy most of the religious
oriented jokes, even though they poke fun at my beliefs.  If you
can't laugh at yourself, you're going to have problems.

As far as Tim's views, I consider the source.  After awhile,
I just started 'n'-ing anything that said unc!tim in the header.
(and in extreme cases, unsubscribing) I have better things to do
than waste my time reading his ravings.  Some people enjoyed reading
his articles.  It's sad that censorship has reared it's ugly head
once again (remember Denver?).

Who was it that said, "I don't agree with what you say, but I'll
defend to the death your right to say it." ?
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