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From: brower@fortune.UUCP (Richard Brower)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: inappropriate debating tactics
Message-ID: <5320@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Jun-85 12:36:16 EDT
Article-I.D.: fortune.5320
Posted: Tue Jun 11 12:36:16 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Jun-85 07:27:54 EDT
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Reply-To: brower@fortune.UUCP (Richard brower)
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In article <26879@lanl.ARPA> wkp@lanl.ARPA writes:
>In article <5310@fortune.UUCP> Richard Brower writes:
>>I do not care if his actions are based on some so-called Holy Book.
>
>Now wait a minute, Richard.  Just because a wacko like Samet has access to
>a public forum doesn't mean that you can take potshots against the Torah.   
>I encourage you to respond directly to Jewish Nazis, but there is no need to
>attack the entire Jewish people or Jewish tradition because of one misguided
>person.

I shall assume that the line of my posting that I left above is what
you are complaining about.  I thought that I made clear in the rest
of my posting that I was complaining about the use of the Torah as a
justification for bigotry and hatred.  I personally have found the
Torah a useful book if read carefully, although, not being a Jew or
even a Christian, I do not look at it as being "Holy".  Jewish people
throughout history have been a force for good that few other races
or religions can match.  Over 6000 years ago, they had a moral code
that was unmatched by any other anywhere.  But no people can rest on
their accomplishments of 6000 years ago.  If my morals were the same as
those of my ancesters 6000 years ago, everyone would rightly think me
primative.  The same should be true of anyone else.

I apologise for leaving any impression that I was attacking the entire
Jewish people.  That is certainly not what I intended.

Richard A. Brower		Fortune Systems
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