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From: ignatz@ihuxx.UUCP (Dave Ihnat, Chicago, IL)
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Subject: Re: Freeze your rear off, Andy Tannenbaum!
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Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 19:06:51 EST
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AHAH!  FINALLY...An Admitted Falwellite!!

And exhibiting the typical narrow-mindedness of a true Falwellian
disciple.  What you have just defended is the right to prevent your
children--at any school age, by the tone of your response--from
encountering ANYTHING that counters your dearly-held beliefs, so that
he or she can grow up and engender still more narrow-minded bigots.
When something doesn't agree with your beliefs, it's obscene.  Not only that,
but by labelling it obscene, you feel free to thereby try to restrict
other's children--and, in fact, other adults, when you pressure public
libraries--from access to it.  Whatever it may be.  It never occurs to
you to foster an intelligent being who can rationally evaluate both
the universe around him/her, and the beliefs that are taught.  If your
beliefs are so wholesome and proper, they would be universally
accepted.  THEY'RE NOT!  The Falwell-type of Christianity has brought
about atrocities, book-burnings, hangings, and hypocrisy throughout
history.  I will NOT let it happen again, if there's ANYTHING I can do
to prevent it.

I don't flame often.  And I can't remember flaming before in this manner on
the net; and not keeping it in only in net.flame.  But this time, I am
personally threatened by these people.  I grew up in a
hypocrisy-ridden small town, where I saw the local church perform its
duties as a social club, not a temple of faith.  (Want the town and
sect?  Mail only.)  I've since met people who truly live up to what a
Christian should be--and now really know why the other kind both
sickens and terrifies me.  They're so insecure in their 'beliefs' that
they will turn to force of law--and physical force, if they can get
away with it--to guarantee that there will be nothing to conflict with
their view of the world which could possibly shake its rotten
foundations.

What am I?  None of your business, buster.  I've made my peace with my
God, whatever I perceive that over-used word to signify; and so far,
in this country, that's still legal.

		Expressing my views,
			Dave Ihnat
			ihuxx!ignatz