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From: steve@zinfandel.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Proposal for net.religion subgro
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 19:25:00 EST
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Tim Maroney:
> 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!

Fred Avolio:
> 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.

Fred, I see at least two indications in Liz's statements
that people *will* be excluded:

Liz Allen:
1> The purpose of the list is to provide a non-hostile
1> environment for discussion among Christians...

If the stated purpose is to provide an environment for discussion
AMONG CHRISTIANS, then exclusion *is* certainly implied.

Liz Allen:
2> For any Christians out there who would like to join the list, send
2> mail to seismo!umcp-cs!mailjc-request and I'll add you.

Where do non-Christians who would like to join the list send
mail?  That information *was* excluded, wasn't it?

Steve Nelson
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