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From: zoro@fluke.UUCP (Mark Hinds)
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Subject: Re: "Secular Humanism" banned in the US Schools.
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Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 21:41:02 EDT
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In article <28@uscvax.UUCP> kurtzman@usc-cse.UUCP (Stephen Kurtzman) writes:
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>I believe that the preacher in question (Gene Scott) is a crackpot. However,
>he does seem to be a sincere one. Neither you nor the FCC have the right to
>silence a religious crackpot.

You believe that Gene Scott is a crackpot, but a sincere one,
so he's OK. Well, I've seen this guy too, and I'm sure he's
cracked. This being the case, it is likely that he would
consider all his actions to be reasonable. This could lead
to fradulent use of his TV "Ministry" to gain funding.
Based on this, I can see why the FCC acted as it did.

Jim Jones was also a cracked minister. Would it be better
not to investigate such people?

Mark Hinds
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