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From: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist)
Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.religion
Subject: Re: Proposal for net.religion subgroups
Message-ID: <428@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 14:12:15 EST
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Posted: Sun Oct 28 14:12:15 1984
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References: <187@hocsj.UUCP>
Reply-To: rick@maccunix.UUCP (Rick Keir)
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In article <187@hocsj.UUCP> ecl@hocsj.UUCP writes:
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>Reference: <>, <331@klipper.UUCP>
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>> 	P.S.: Let's build net.religion.christian[.only],
>
>Needless to say, net etiquette would dictate *not* attempting to proselytize
>in other religions' subgroups.  (And needless to say, people would do it
>anyway.)
>					Evelyn C. Leeper
If it is needless to say, why did you say it?  ( :-) )
	As far as I know, net.motss and mod.motss are the only groups with a 
stated policy against such pro and con arguments (but only in relation
to BEING gay;  arguments within the topic are of gayness are ok).  This
is because most of those using that group want to discuss other topics
free of "noise" articles and/or harassment, which is fine.  
	Religion, on the other hand, is by its very nature a group where most
of the discussion will range around who's right and who's not, because 
that is what people generally talk about when they "talk religion" in 
face-to-face communications.  I can't see any way to cut out "proselytizing"
articles and still have something resembling a religious discussion group,
simply because it implies that only agreement is allowed in the discussion
group.  I read net.politics for the articles which I disagree with, not
for those people who agree with me.
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