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From: unccab@calico.med.unc.edu (Charles Balan)
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: soc.religion.eastern
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Date: 10 Jan 90 14:34:55 GMT
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In article <355@dbase.UUCP> dveditz@dbase.A-T.com (Dan Veditz) writes:
>In article <4412@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> prabhu@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Dinesh K. Prabhu) writes:
>
>>    5) This forum CANNOT be used for proseletyzing.
>
>>    6) Articles about western religious systems (Judaism,Christianity,Islam
>>       etc.) are also welcome if the aim is make rational/objective comparisons
>>       of these systems with those discussed in this newsgroup.
>>
>I'm glad to see this -- it is easier for me to understand things when I can
>compare them to a reference I know about, so this point open the possibility
>of the group being of use/interest to more than just adherants of eastern
>religions.

 I agree, this is logical in theory, but I conjecture that 5) will
 interfere with 6).  For example, if I propose to the .group :
	Islam believes in One God..., how can Hindus believe in so many
	gods and goddesses?  It doesn't make sense, since it is obvious
	from the creation that there is One God...

	Wouldn't a thread like this naturally (it seems to me) lead to
	something _someone_ would call proseletyzing?  I hope that one can
	see the point I am making here that, unless there is moderation,
	it will result in a mess.

>



                            Charles Balan
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