Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!think!mit-eddie!barry From: barry@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU (Mikki Barry) Newsgroups: talk.religion.misc,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Blasphemy still illegal in Massachesetts? Message-ID: <3307@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> Date: Wed, 24-Sep-86 10:07:56 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.3307 Posted: Wed Sep 24 10:07:56 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 28-Sep-86 23:31:36 EDT References: <1157@cybvax0.UUCP> <259@prometheus.UUCP> Reply-To: barry@mit-eddie.UUCP (Mikki Barry) Organization: MIT, EE/CS Computer Facilities, Cambridge, MA Lines: 38 Xref: linus talk.religion.misc:211 net.religion.christian:4705 In article <259@prometheus.UUCP> pmk@prometheus.UUCP (Paul M Koloc) writes: >In article <1157@cybvax0.UUCP> mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz) writes: >>According to today's Boston Globe: >>"Chapter 272, Section 36, of the Massachusetts General Laws sets a fine >>of $300 or 1 year in prison for 'whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name >>of god by denying, cursing, or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, >>government, or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously >>reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously >>reproaching or exposing to contempt or ridicule the holy word of God >>contained in the Holy scriptures.' >Well, I'm not for the death penalty but I think that such fines are >not out of order for protecting the values of ethnic cultures of a >vast array in this country. The bad side to Mike's suggestion is >that it gets others sidetracked from more important and productive >things, and what's even worse is that JDL and the HOLY JIHAD will >fire bomb Mike's car and stone him to death instead of chasing each >other around. Gee, you have just reproached one of god's creations! Pay your $300 fine to HASA, c/o Mikki Barry@mit-eddie. Thank you. Or would you prefer the 1 year in prison? >This has been all in good fun but there is a point: "Let sleeping >dogs lie". Yap now and you'll have a pack of wolves at your throat. But are you referring to the christians as wolves if the non christians "yap" (i.e. disturb the status quo? I just thought they were sheep in wolves clothing. :-? EEK! Run for the asbestos! Mikki Barry HASA (S for "sheep" division) ----------------------------------------- "Trouble is, sheep are very dim, and once they get an idear into their 'eads, there's no shiftin' it"