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Subject: Re: Proposal for net.religion subgroups
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Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 13:39:19 EST
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> Yirmiyahu BenDavid:
>                                 So it seems to me that a
> net.religion.Christianity would provide Christians with a
> forum where they could all reinforce one another without
> having to face critical points of view, it would alleviate
> net.religion of a group which presently attempts to domineer
> the forum and presume its own correctness, and would contri-
> bute to a more serene net.religion. Hats off to Evelyn and
> Steve. Please start a net.religion.christian.

I must disagree on one critical point: discussions (arguments?) about
Christianity in net.religion usually start from challenges by NON-
Christians, to cause the Christians to defend their faith. It has been
that way at least as long as I've been on the net (early '83). Virtually
all of my articles have been follow-ups (whether generated via 'f' or
not). Therefore I seriously doubt that net.religion.christian would
accomplish BenDavid's desire.

With abortion, origins, etc., in their separate groups (motss quickly
becoming CENSORED), perhaps a better solution (as I suggested to Steve
Aldrich) is simply to zap net.religion (keeping net.religion.jewish) for
the rest of '84. If at some point in '85 (or later), discussions
elsewhere warrant, it could be re-created. But the situation there now
is hardly
	"Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions"
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You can't settle the issue until you've settled how to settle the issue.