I actually read that series one summer when I was a very bored teen. At times the satire could be quite funny (to a teenager) but the obvious morality lessons were a little tedious.
-----Original Message----- From: Russel Madere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:23 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Picking on the Great Jerry Falwell If he were such a "great American" he wouldn't be spewing the same racist garbage as L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the "pagan" Church of Scientology and author of the Battlefield Earth series. Russel Know thy enemy. anon > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 10:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Picking on the Great Jerry Falwell > > > You guys are being unfair in picking on one of the greatest Americans > living. He is a guy of high moral standings, a man who has > unselfishly dedicated his life to serving God and to serving mankind. > He is one of the few honest men in the nation. > > At 05:41 PM 10/29/2001 -0500, Mark Stewart wrote: > >I have a relative that actually went to Liberty U. Knowing him before > >and after he attended, I can say that they really messed his brain > >up. There's some really far out ideology being passed around that > >place. > > > >Mark > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 2:59 PM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: RE: Falwell like the Taliban ( was Re[2]: beauuuuutiful > >Friday) > > > > > >Having lived in the area and seen the impact of Mr. Falwell on > >Lynchburg, believe me comparisons to the Taliban are not far off. > > > >larry > > > >-- > >Larry C. Lyons > >ColdFusion/Web Developer > >EBStor.com > >8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > >Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > >tel: (703) 393-7930 > >fax: (703) 393-2659 > >Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > http://www.pacel.com > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > >-- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 12:45 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Falwell like the Taliban ( was Re[2]: > > > beauuuuutiful Friday) > > > > > > > > > Gel, > > > > > > It is one thing to have extreme, oppressive, fundamentalist > > > views and something else to act on them. It would be a more > > > accurate to compare Neo-Nazi's and the KKK to the Taliban rather > > > than Falwell or Robertson. The difference is the actions taken. > > > Even if you extrapolate their views and give them action, they are > > > not a militant group. They are ideologues that use words to > > > persuade, not force. So, while living in an environment dominated > > > by such thought would be horrible, it would not be equally > > > comparable to the life of the Afghanistani people or to those that > > > visit there. Whether or not there > > > are different facets of the Taliban is irrelevant. The facet that > > > controls the country and dictates policy is relevant. I'm sure that > > > there is a "kinder gentler" side of the KKK, but does that change the > > > very nature of the beast? No. > > > > > > Michael Corrigan > > > Programmer > > > Endora Digital Solutions > > > www.endoradigital.com > > > 630/942-5211 x-134 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Angel Stewart > > > To: CF-Community > > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:16 AM > > > Subject: Falwell like the Taliban ( was Re[2]: beauuuuutiful > > > Friday) > > > > > > > > > The taliban are oppressive fundamentalists in their views. > > > There are different facets of the Taliban, and in this context > > > it should > > > be obvious which such facets are being referred to. > > > > > > The Taliban are narrowminded and obtuse in their religions views and > > > laws.Similarly, so is Falwell's views. Extrapolate this to > > > living under > > > a state guided by Falwell's principles. > > > > > > -Gel > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > I disagree wholeheartedly with that statement. I'm no fan of > > > Falwell or > > > > > > Robertson, but I don't see them advocating killing people from > > > other > > > religions. I don't see them condemning women from receiving an > > > education or participating in the workforce. I certainly don't > > > see them > > > > > > in support of organizations that murder innocent civilians or > > > building a > > > > > > rebellious and violent movement to overthrow the government to > > > force all > > > > > > Americans to subscribe to their religious beliefs. I don't > > > believe that > > > > > > they support terrorism of any kind. If you have proof contrary > > > to this > > > then I'd like to see it. But to equate Robertson and Falwell to > > > Bin > > > Laden or the Taliban is frankly narrow minded and obtuse. > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. 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