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From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac)
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Subject: Re: Sean McLinden on authority and brainwashing
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Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 15:30:20 EST
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I've been enjoying the debate here, but now I have a serious question.
Jayaram said:

>   Wasn't it a religious
> institution (in this case, the Christian church) that ruled that the
> poor guy who said the earth is round should be done away with, since
> he was saying things it didn't want to hear? 

Now I certainly am willing to concede that various Christian churches
have done all sorts of rotten things, and not being a Christian I feel
no need to defend any of them, but this doesn't sound familiar.
What incident is being referred to here?

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