L. Ron Hubbard was a hack SF writer in the 50's. Unfortunately he never improved on his writing abilities. He was a marginal writer to start, and ended up that way as well. When it came to marketing on the other hand, that's an entirely different story.
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: Kevin Gilchrist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:32 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Picking on the Great Jerry Falwell > > > 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. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
