Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uscvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!hplabs!sdcrdcf!uscvax!kurtzman From: kurtzman@uscvax.UUCP (Stephen Kurtzman) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion Subject: Re: "Secular Humanism" banned in the US Schools. Message-ID: <156@uscvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 19:51:04 EST Article-I.D.: uscvax.156 Posted: Mon Oct 28 19:51:04 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 19:16:05 EST References: <1072@ulysses.UUCP> <607@hou2g.UUCP> <5847@cbscc.UUCP> Reply-To: kurtzman@usc-cse.UUCP (Stephen Kurtzman) Organization: CS&CE Depts, U.S.C., Los Angeles, CA Lines: 28 Xref: lsuc net.politics:1773 net.religion:535 Summary: In article <2395@cal-dbb.fluke.UUCP> zoro@fluke.UUCP (Mark Hinds) writes: >In article <28@uscvax.UUCP> kurtzman@usc-cse.UUCP (Stephen Kurtzman) writes: >> >>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 >-- The fact is that the FCC demanded to see all church records so that it could find evidence of wrongdoing. Our constitution protects religious freedom. Where would our religious freedoms be if every oddball preacher was suspect? How would you feel if your house and records were invaded because some govt official thought you were a compunerd. After all, you know how dangerous those hackers can be. It would be a service to the country to have you jailed since you are a potential computer criminal!