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From: avolio@grendel.UUCP (Frederick M. Avolio)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Proposal for net.religion subgroups (Christian mailing list)
Message-ID: <193@grendel.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 5-Nov-84 10:09:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  5 10:09:13 1984
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> Liz, if you are using the ARPAnet to distribute a list which explicitly
> discriminates in its membership on grounds of religion, you are asking for a
> peck of trouble.  That is definitely not a Constitutional use of government
> resources.  You'd best change your discriminatory policy!

Yes.  Thank God for the way Liz worded her article.  If you read the stated
purpose, you'll see *guidelines* and *suggestions*.  No one need be
excluded.   And nothing Liz posted indicates that people *will* be.  The
ground rules are that the issue of Christianity's correctness and
uniqueness will not be debated.

Does anyone really want, for example, debates about UNIX vs.  VMS to be
kicked around net.unix and net.unix-wizards?  It's the same kind of thing.
Different needs and interests lead to different news groups.
-- 
Fred Avolio, DEC -- U{LTR,N}IX Support
301/731-4100 x4227
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