Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site stat-l Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:Pucc-I:Stat-L:acu From: acu@stat-l (Shoe) Newsgroups: net.motss,net.religion Subject: Re: Atheism and Tolerance Message-ID: <160@stat-l> Date: Wed, 17-Oct-84 10:43:26 EDT Article-I.D.: stat-l.160 Posted: Wed Oct 17 10:43:26 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 09:08:34 EDT References: <191@usfbobo.UUCP>, <397@pucc-k> <203@usfbobo.UUCP> Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 21 > From: brunson@usfbobo.UUCP (David Brunson) > Now it should be clear to everyone that I'm not advocating physical > harm toward atheists, homosexuals, and other non-physically harmful > individuals, but what exactly do you mean by "emotional and > psychological harm"? Do you mean antagonistic articles which viciously > and skillfully ridicule the vile habits of those who pervert their > humanity? Do you mean refusing to associate with sinners? Should > people who write brilliant, antagonistic, "emotionally harmful" > articles or who fire homosexuals be lumped in the same category with > murderers and thieves? At the very least, you have nothing to worry about on the "skillfully" and "brilliant" counts.... -- Mark Shoemaker /dev/shoe ...!pur-ee!pucc-k:acu mas@purdue The way to do is to be. -- Lao Tzu