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From: dorettas@iddic.UUCP (Doretta Schrock)
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Subject: Skull-bearing dieties, warped senators
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Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 17:16:49 EDT
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> I don't know about Tibetan Buddhism, but in all my exposure to
> Hinduism (the real Hinduism, not some junk like Hare Krishna, Rajneesh
> or some other faith-- I hope you know the difference) I have *NOT* seen
> any diety with "skulls and such". If you don't understand what the diety
> looks like or what it is supposed to look like, then I urge you to not
> come to some arbitrary (and uninformed) conclusions.
> 
> Upset enough about the act passed in the Senate, and even more so
> by certain uninformed, ludicrous remarks.
> 
> 
> 				Sameer Nadkarni

Okay, this is a question, not a flame...isn't Kali supposed to wield
a scepter topped with a skull?  I believe I've even seen some renderings
with her wearing a belt of skulls as well.  Its possible that I could be 
confusing her with a similar Balinese god/dess, however, so keep your 
user-flambe to yourself, if you please.  

On the subject of the original Senate bill passage: I am still astounded
that such a bill could have even gotten serious consideration by *any*
Senators.  I am a member of a rather conservative religious group, and I 
find it repulsive that such a bill could be brought up under the guise of 
Christian 'love and decency'.  I would like to think that the days of 
warped realities ala J. Macarthy are gone forever.  Perhaps this is not 
so, after all.

		Dumbfounded but a little more vigilent,
			Mike Sellers  <--note the name difference from above