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- From: mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus)
- Subject: Re: Atheists "stir up shit" (was Re: Religion = Anything that's fun)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.120310.20489@jcnpc.cmhnet.org>
- Organization: Homebrew Virtual Reality Labs
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- References: <1992Dec17.040551.8750@timesink.chi.il.us>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 12:03:10 GMT
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- Harold Platypus (harry@timesink.chi.il.us) wrote:
- : In article <1992Dec16.031331.25918@jcnpc.cmhnet.org> mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mi
- ke A. McAngus) writes:
- : >Harold Platypus (harry@timesink.chi.il.us) wrote:
- : >
- : >[response to initial diatribe and ad hominem arguments deleted]
- : >
- : >: There are Big Dickheads who would put their little boy on the stand in
- : >: a courtroom against the Boy Scouts of America just to prove a point.
- : >: Pitting the child against his peers and the organization he wants to
- : >: join is really constructive and makes for an emotionally healthy child.
- : >: NOT!
- : >
- : >I've never heard of a rabid Platypus before.
- : >
- : >The "little boy" wants to join the BSA but can't because he questions the
- : >existence of god. What is a "Big Dickhead" supposed to do, say "Well son,
- : >people discriminate against atheists and agnostics and you'll just have to
- : >accept it."????
- : >Hell no! Discrimination on the basis of race, creed, lack of creed, gender,
-
- : >sexual preference or nation of origin is wrong and should be confronted when
-
- : >and where it occurs.
- : >Mike A. McAngus (mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org) | The train today to Morrow leaves to
- day
- :
- : Why would anyone want to belong to an organization whose charter and
- : basic beliefs they oppose?
-
- Because we are social animals. If the boys friends are scouts, then he wants
- to be part of the group.
-
- : Also, I can't believe a boy of ten:
- : 1) Has a conviction that strong without being coached or encouraged
- : 2) Understands enough about the legal system to seek a remedy
- : 3) Can afford the almost $1000 court filing fees
- : 4) Can afford to retain an attorney -or- has found a shyster with
- : ethics to try a principal issue with no monetary award sought.
-
- 1) I can believe he has such a conviction.
- 2-4) Nope, that's why the parents must become involved.
-
- :
- : I believe "a Big Dickhead" with his own agenda would seize on this
- : opportunity to "stir up shit" using his misguided (and probably
- : brainwashed) progeny as a red herring. "Oh, the poor, rejected lad!".
- : - Harry
-
- That's beause you WANT to see the worst in people you disagree with. Its so
- much easier than actually thinking and considering that there may be many
- descriptions of the events.
-
- By the way, exactly how is the child a "red herring"?
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- The Truth is still the Truth | Hail our dear old fried Chris Kringle |Lehrer
- Even if you choose to ignore it. | Driving his reindeer across the sky
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