Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihu1m.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ihu1m!jho From: jho@ihu1m.UUCP (Yosi Hoshen) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Rosen, "bug off"! Message-ID: <604@ihu1m.UUCP> Date: Sat, 3-Aug-85 13:41:22 EDT Article-I.D.: ihu1m.604 Posted: Sat Aug 3 13:41:22 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Aug-85 09:33:53 EDT References: <164@vilya.UUCP> <658@cvl.UUCP> <39@unc.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 20 >Wrong! Net.religion.jewish is NOT the appropiate place to challange Judaism. >Rich Rosen powerfully defends the general anti-religion point of view. >Since his articles apply to religion in general, and not specifically to >Judaism, they do not belong in this newsgroup. As a general rule, I would agree to the preposition that there is no point in attacking religious beliefs. However, when the religion is applied to those who do not accept its premise, it is then becomes open to attack. Since the orthodox aim is to impose their religion on non-orthodox Jews, it is only resonable that those of us who object to coercion would point out its flaws and shortcomings. Do you expect us to be quiet, while the orthodox are trying to shove their religion (which we consider to be superstition) down our throats? In the light of the above, I cannot quite understand the complaints regarding Rich's contributions to this newsgroup. -- Yosi Hoshen, AT&T Bell Laboratories Naperville, Illinois, Mail: ihnp4!ihu1m!jho