Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!jeffh From: jeffh@brl-tgr.ARPA (Jeff Hanes ) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: The Start of Something New (I hope) Message-ID: <6450@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 08:24:11 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6450 Posted: Fri Dec 7 08:24:11 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Dec-84 01:39:34 EST References: <127@decwrl.UUCP> <1839@sun.uucp> Reply-To: jeffh@brl-tgr.ARPA [ The Fantome Straynger ] Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 41 Summary: [ Mount soap box, gather my scattered thoughts, take a deep breath, and away we go ... ] I think that a great many people in this group have been treating Jeff Sargent unfairly (WRT his recent article), not necessarily out of malice, but out of a failure to understand what he is saying. I have seen a great many flames at Jeff that I had difficulty understanding until I tried to put myself in the shoes of the writer (probably unsuccessfully, but I try). It seems that whenever his basic beliefs conflict with someone else's, he gets flamed, WHETHER OR NOT he actually attacked them. I, on the other hand, agree with his basic view of life (i.e. Christian), so I have little difficulty understanding the points he tries to make (this does NOT mean I always agree with him). I think if the the readers of the net would try to put them- selves in Jeff's shoes and exercise more open-minded-ness, they might find that he has some intriguing and unusual things to say. I certainly enjoy reading YOUR views on life (even though I often disagree). Now, I would also like to address this idea that Christian morals do not belong in net.singles. There are a fair number of Christians out there on the net (evidence: the traffic on net.religion and/or net.origins) and probably a lot of them are single. They have needs and interests which are unique to them as Christian singles and thus, belong right here in net.singles. This is NOT net.rec.sex, and should not be considered open only to sexually active singles. I do not believe that sex is EVIL, only that it has a proper place (i.e. marriage). Is that so hard to live with? Why can't we all learn to accept each other as we are (generally imperfect, although there MAY be some exceptions :-), and discuss our opinions freely. If you don't agree with what I say, at least consider it in the light it is offered, as an attempt to understand you and respond to your needs in the best way that I know based on my own experience. And I will do you the same courtesy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Fantome Straynger <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< "Your eyes look like the hubcaps of a '57 Chevy." USnail: 508 Wheel Rd. UUCP: {seismo,decvax,unc}!brl-bmd!jeffh Bel Air, MD 21014 ARPA: