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From: avolio@decuac.UUCP (Frederick M. Avolio)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Autodialing Falwell - a different perspective
Message-ID: <775@decuac.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 08:28:46 EST
Article-I.D.: decuac.775
Posted: Mon Jan 20 08:28:46 1986
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In article <487@looking.UUCP>, brad@looking.UUCP writes:
> While I think Falwell and his moral majority are something we could well
> do without, it's clear to see how this autodialing is a violation of
> his liberties that no member of the ACLU should feel justified in doing.
> 
> In this case, the Moral Majority has set up an 800 number...

Herein is another problem with such harassment (and I agree with Brad in
what he says about autodialing, etc.).  Was the person who was harassing
Falwell's organization by telephone calling the Moral Majority or the Old
Time Gospel Hour number?  Was this a political statement or a religious
one?  Was it an attack agaisnt Falwell's political views, religious views,
conservatives, Southern Baptists?  If one is making a "statement" or
striking out against a perceived injustice (and it is not clear that that
is what is going on) one should be clear on these things.
-- 
Fred @ DEC Ultrix Applications Center    {decvax,seismo,cbosgd}!decuac!avolio