Gee! I did not know that Hubbard did that. It is amazing how many people commented about the Jerry Falwell defense.
True, I don't like Falwell but I know a lot of people who do. There are many people in the US who would vote for him without thinking about it. The real danger, I feel, is not the Falwells and the Ladens of the world. It is the people who are so willing to do their bidding. I like scifi but never got interested in reading Hubbard. I now have a reason to not read him. At 09:23 AM 10/30/2001 -0600, Russel Madere wrote: >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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
