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From: trb@masscomp.UUCP (Andy Tannenbaum)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Sinath Khinom (causeless hatred)
Message-ID: <156@masscomp.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 09:38:08 EST
Article-I.D.: masscomp.156
Posted: Thu Nov 29 09:38:08 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 07:21:32 EST
References: <376@crystal.UUCP> <582@spuxll.UUCP>
Reply-To: trb@masscomp.UUCP (Andy Tannenbaum)
Organization: Masscomp - Westford, MA
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Summary: 

In article <582@spuxll.UUCP> mis@spuxll.UUCP (Meyer Steinberg) writes:
>If your comments of Sinat Chinam (causeless hatred) refer to arguements
>made in the past between certain Jewish posters and a certain Christian
>poster bear in mind the following:

I think the comments about causeless hatred referred to causeless
hatred.  There are a few Jews who contribute a great deal of their
knowledge to this newsgroup who just haven't had the grace or sense to
write without lacing their postings with hatred that many (most) of us
find offensive.

Even if these people are presenting the strongest opinions, they
should be able to do it with dignity, and without being offensive.
It's much easier to respect a person who doesn't seem to have fangs
dripping with venom.  I try to separate the wheat from the chaff,
learning what I can from the information, throwing the vitriol away,
but it would certainly be more pleasant around here if I didn't have
to do this so often.

Of course, netnews posters aren't the only people with this problem.
Indeed, many Jews (and other people who hold their religion dear) who
consider themselves righteous, do not attempt to control their hatred
of religious opponents.  The whole picture is a pitiful one.

Do you think that God intends that we hate others who are, more or
less, very much like we are?

	Andy Tannenbaum   Masscomp Inc  Westford MA   (617) 692-6200 x274