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From: ram@elmgate.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.flame,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: When did they sneek a Mormon onto the Net?
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Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 15:57:56 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 23 15:57:56 1987
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Reply-To: ram@elmgate.UUCP (The Man from Hades)
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Summary: Make the world a better place - Nuke a Mormon Today !

In article <4274@well.UUCP> slf@well.UUCP (Sharon Lynne Fisher) writes:
>>but the worst mental bastards of all have to be the devout Mormons.
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With the possible exception of Right-Wing Neo-Fascist Racist Fundamentalist
Christians like Falwell, or Jerks like Jim & Tammy Bakker, or Oral Roberts.
What is more incredible that people actually beleive in these twisted
philosopies !  
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>Odd.  This is supposed to be a topic about drug laws, but it suddenly
>turned into a long, vicious diatribe about Mormons.  I like drugs, alcohol,
>and caffeine as much as anybody (more than some :-)), but I respect the
>right of somebody else to say they don't like it.  If they go beyond to
>say that nobody else should be allowed to either, I will argue about that.
>I won't, however, say that the other person belongs to some minority group
>and then launch into an undeserved attack on that minority.  And no, I'm
>not Mormon.
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I'll agree with you on that , except that the attack was not undeserved.
The Mormon deserved it alright.

I guess was pisses me off about some religious groups is that so many of them
insist vehemently that THEIR way is the only way, and that any other belief
set or philosophy is not only wrong, but ought to be a capital offense.
Mormons, Jehohovahs Witnesses, Fundamentalists, and a few others I can think
of are ALL in this category.  So, to a lesser exent, are Roman Catholics, but
at least there there seems to be some long overdue reform under way.  Maybe.

If i sit down and think about my circle of friends I can count Episcopalians,
Protestants, Methodists (including southern), Born-Again Christians, Jews
(reformed and orthodox), Muslims, Bahai, Atheists, Pantheists, Druids,
Wiccan, Pagans, Buddhists, Witches, Satanists, and a few (gasp!) Roman 
Catholics.  The reason for the diversity : all these people are willing to
be TOLERANT of the others.  Sure some of the religious discussions at my
parties get to be REAL interesting :-) :-) .

I have tried to get along with members of the other religious groups mentioned
above (i.e. Mormons etc.).  No dice.  Bunch of bastards, most of them.

BTW, and amusing story about Jehovahs Witnesses (johos).

One of my Witch friends (she is a worshiper of Isis), was being harrassed
by the local johos.  They were coming by every few days to bug her.
So the next time they came to see her, she was ready. Just word of note,
she is a VERY pretty lady, with long black hair and huge ... tracts of land.
So when she saw the joho's approaching, she wen't up stairs and put on a very
slinky black dress, low cut in front.  She answers the door, and the johos
are standing there with their usual fervent expressions on their faces.

She just smiled sweetly, and said to them "Oh ! Come right on in !  You must 
be the sacrifices !".

The johos broke the sound barrier running away from her door, and they never
bothered her again. :-) :-} :->

What I find most amusing about this incident, is that if you really understood
the worship of Isis, you would have immediately realized that she was putting
them on.  The johos were too stupid to look beyond the "traditional" image
of witchcraft, and so they got scared.

By the way, you will notice that I have not mentioned my religion.  The reason
for that is simple - I consider my religion to be a private matter, between
me and my God(s).  If you really want to know, I will be glad to talk to you
about it via e-mail.

Any way, enough of this diatribe.  Direct all subsequent flames to dev/null.

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