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From: trb@masscomp.UUCP (Andy Tannenbaum)
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Subject: Re: Bob Brown and Luke
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Date: Thu, 15-Nov-84 18:20:19 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 15 18:20:19 1984
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moscom!de (Dave Esan):
> BTW, Rev. Brown, keep on pouring your Christian thought into the Jewish net.
> The more you try to explain your religion, the more I can appreciate the
> morning blessing of "shelo asani goy", blessing G-d that I was not created a
> non-Jew.

I am saddenned and offended by the vitriol often spewed by folks who
represent themselves as righteous Jews.  I know it says "shelo asani
goy" in our morning prayers, and it says some other things which can be
weilded in stupid ways too.  God gives us free will, and we may, if we
so choose, act foolishly.

I realize that Dave's paragraph above, when taken literally, doesn't
actually say anything terribly negative about Bob Brown.  It is
remotely possible that Dave meant it literally.  However, if people
take it as a figurative, sarcastic, caustic note, even if we get a
message different from the one that Dave meant to imply, the damage is
still done.

Dave, please realize that you're not doing anyone any favors with such
crap as the above paragraph from your reply to Bob Brown.  You're not
educating non-Jews, you're not representing Jews well, and you're not
representing yourself well.  Everyone, even Dave, even Bob, has a right
to say what they want to here, as far as I'm concerned.  My purpose here
is just to let Dave know that I don't think he's moving the position of
Judaism in the world forward by being as negative as he was in the note
I'm following up.

	Lively up yourself, and don't be no drag.

	Andy Tannenbaum   Masscomp Inc  Westford MA   (617) 692-6200 x274