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  From: Andrew Allison <aallison@eleceng.adelaide.edu.au>
  To  : Robert Wuttke" <robert.wuttke@disc.com.au>, <robert.wuttke@disc.com.au>
  Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 11:11:57 +0930

Re: The Virgin Mary Debate

Attention : all amateur theologians out there:

I believe that this discussion is off the topic of LINUX and that it 
should be conducted inside some other forum.

Regards

Andrew Allison

PS* I have no new or original theological ideas of my own.


Date forwarded: 	Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:46:04 +1030
From:           	"Robert Wuttke" <robert.wuttke@disc.com.au>
To:             	"Richard Sharpe" <sharpe@ns.aus.com>,
       	"Brian Astill" <brian.astill@flinders.edu.au>, <lloy0076@rebel.net.au>
Copies to:      	<linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
Subject:        	Re: The Virgin Mary Debate
Date sent:      	Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:46:05 +1030
Forwarded by:   	linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au

> Hey all,
> 
> Whilst some of this thread is partly boring, I am not that interested in
> theology, I feel it's a nice diversion to learn about the other people on
> this list.
> 
> 
> > Religious groups of all types have historically, as well as recently,
> shown
> > a decided lack of respect for the views and sensitivities of non-believers
> > and other-believers.  The Gnostics found this out to their detriment a
> long
> > time ago, and we have plenty of examples over time of other religious
> > groups being less than tolerant, including some Hindus towards some rather
> > zealous Christians in India recently.
> >
> 
> As an atheist, I must agree that a lot of religious groups get severly
> annoyed at non believers and will persist in trying to convert you and will
> not leave you alone, basically you must slam the door in their faces at
> times or turn and walk away (sometimes run). I am not bashing religious
> groups, if you want to spend your time this way, good for you, I will treat
> you like I treat everyone, the SAME, I will not try to convert you to
> atheism..... I hate the implication that I am 100% wrong and they are 100%
> correct...
> 
> I could go on, but there is no need.
> 
> Please everyone, enjoy the thread, if it dies, it dies...
> 
> <get's off soapbox>
> 
> Rob.
> 
> [massive snip]
> 
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Andrew G Allison (aallison@eleceng.adelaide.edu.au)
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Adelaide
http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/Personal/aallison/