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From: era@era.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Bible
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Date: 4 Jan 90 05:31:18 GMT
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In article <9328@bunker.UUCP> 34AEJ7D@CMUVM.BITNET (Bill Gorman) writes:
>Index Number: 6014
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>> < JK: PEOPLE AND MAKES THEM WANT TO HELP OTHERS.THERES A REASON FOR
>> < JK: EVERYTHING.
>>
>>If that is true, then let's can all the false advertising about
>>our "merciful God".  Mercy does not equal crippling the innocent.  *adh*
>>
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>>Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!261!1000!Alan.Hess
>>Internet: Alan.Hess@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org
>
>Amen to that! Religion is the first, foremost and most effective sop
>foisted upon the disABLED community by the non-disabled in an effort,
>sometimes consious, sometimes unconcious, to prevent the disABLED
>person(s) from asking embarassing questions about such things as their
>Civil Rights, jobs, proper medical care, etc., etc.

Postings by people of the ilk of "JK" also irk me to no end.  I'd
rather read something informational or inspirational than another
guilt-trip complete with blind, slathering obedience to pseudo-pious
principles ("There's a reason for everything"??  I'll bet "JK" has
never heard of Rabbi Kushner), and complete lack of logic.  Such
postings are nothing more than slightly watered down versions of the
immortal words brought to us by Eileen Marie Gardner, special assistant
to William Bennett during Reagan's tenure (the one who was sacked after
the public outcry following her comments about handicapped people).

Seems to me this is what we have a moderator for.  Bill, how about
putting the kabosh on these types of postings?  All they do is raise
everyone's blood pressure and occupy net bandwidth that could be better
used for something else.  Does anyone need to be reminded of the fuzzy
thinking and bigotry out there in the big world?
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