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From: acu@stat-l (Shoe)
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Subject: Re: Atheism and Tolerance
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Date: Wed, 17-Oct-84 10:43:26 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 17 10:43:26 1984
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> 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