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From: martillo@mit-athena.ARPA (Joaquim Martillo)
Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.religion
Subject: Re: Proposal for net.religion subgroups
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Date: Sat, 17-Nov-84 22:30:31 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 17 22:30:31 1984
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I  do  not  understand what is the problem with a net.religion.christian
subgroup where being a christian is taken as  a  given.   Having  argued
with  Rich Rosen, I can understand why many might desire a newsgroup not
cluttered with his postings or those of like-minded individuals.

As for monitoring anti-Semitism in net.religion.christian or a christian
mailing  list,  I do not care what christians think unless they act upon
it.  And I am not in the  mood  to  see  the  establishment  of  thought
police.   There  are  many  areas  where  I  have  negative  opinions of
christians and muslims.

But, I will admit that most  European  nations  have  no  equivalent  of
freedom  of  expression  and  public  expression  of  antisemitism  is a
criminal offense.  Presumably,  European  governments  have  noted  that
Europeans  often  follow antisemitic expression with antisemitic action.
Americans have generally behaved much better in such areas.

Yehoyaqim Martillo