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From: nyevax!steve@CAS.ORST.EDU (Steve Dodd UUCP)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Trouble Posting
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Date: 8 Feb 90 09:06:49 GMT
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Assalam Alaykum,

I am writing you in concern with the difficulty I have had posting to
the soc.religion.islam news group.  I have sent four postings so far.
None have appeared.  This is in spite of your having responded to me
personally.  You replied that since I was using UUCP it might be slow.
However, my UUCP link is only between my home PC and our DEC running
UNIX.  I am able to post to other groups as a matter of routine.

I have commented on the nature of the Qur'an and Bible.  I have discussed
several translations of the Qur'an.  I have discussed my own translations
which cover over 20 juza.  And none have appeared in the group.

While I am American I have been a Muslim for many years.  I have been upset
by the postings which appear here of non-Islamic nature.  This has prompted
me to post in response.  My postings have been calm and directed at common
misconceptions demonstrated by others.  However, the moderated nature of
this group makes it difficult to reply.  I am most concerned that those
who wish to make trouble for Islam are getting through.

If you are to moderate an Islamic posting group you must meet Islamic
criterion.  This is your responsibility before God.  In addition you
cannot censor Muslim opinion.  You cannot censor muslim opinion even
by accident.  Certainly you cannot favor non-Muslim opinion over Muslim
opinion.

I think you should abandon the moderated nature of this posting group.
Then anyone posting would be responsible to Allah and you would be free
of criticism.  In effect I am saying if you cannot do a good job then
you should not try to do the job at all.  I hope this gets posted unlike
my four other attempts.