Mikey- would that be a veiled threat? ;-)
-Ben > I was joking with Judith last night about it. I wished I was a cartoonist. A > panel of bin ladin masturbating over a picture of a woman in a full covering > showing her ankle and him saying "yeh baby, show that skin". The image was > actually hilarious at the time but it may have just been the time. :) > > > > Wouldn't be anything worth seeing. > > > > Ankles and Faces. I get more skin than that walking down the street. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 12:41 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Why separation of church and state is important > > > > > > I missed that when I read the first report of this a few days back. If > > ANY > > > country hacks into an American site then they are in the wrong, no > > matter > > > what. I don't care if its blasphemy, porn or what. If its legal in > > America > > > and they don't like it, to bad. They can block it on their side but > > they > > > have NO RIGHT at all to perform an attack like that. The same goes in > > the > > > other direction. If we don't like what they're saying then we can > > block > > > them. Actually, I don't think we can block them. Freedom of speech > > might > > > apply to them as well. > > > Of course, I'm talking friendly countries here. If there's a war on > > then > > > all bets are off. We find bin ladin's porn collection, we rip it down. > > > > > > > Well I would see the fact that the Italian Police hacked the > > privately > > > owned > > > > server of an American company cause for worry. Why isn't the US > > > Government > > > > stepping in to protect our interest and freedoms. Does that mean > > > countries > > > > that don't like porn can just start shutting those sites down. (Ahhh > > > perish > > > > the thought :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tim Heald > > > > Developer > > > > School Link, Inc. > > > > 910.223.2116 x 122 > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.schoollink.net <http://www.schoollink.net> > > > > Providing technology solutions for educators > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 12:16 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Why seperation of church and state is important > > > > > > > > > > > > While I don't agree with blasphemy laws, I have to respect the laws > > of > > > other > > > > countries as long as they do not interfere with the laws of where I > > > live. If > > > > Italy wants to charge people for having a critical discussion about > > the > > > > Christian messiah, then they have every right to as a sovereign > > nation. > > > But > > > > if they come into my home with their laws I'm going to be pissed. > > > > That's one of the major fears of some people with many internet > > security > > > > laws going around. What law takes precedence? Can I, an American who > > > will > > > > never visit Saudi Arabia (I'm not allowed as a Jew) be charged with > > > > violating one of their online laws? Will an Egyptian member of the > > list > > > be > > > > in trouble for reading this? Who's laws take precedence? > > > > If anyone thinks that I'm going to bow to their laws, especially > > > religious > > > > ones, then I've got some very choice words for them. > > > > Looks like that invitation to the CFUG in Pakistan is out. :) > > > > (I'm actually very happy to hear that there is one there) > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think this is less about seperation of church and state and more > > to > > > do > > > > with > > > > > boundries of free speech. The internet has encroached on several > > > countries > > > > > laws regarding their citizens rights to free speach and freedom of > > > > religion. I > > > > > myself believe in the constitution of the United States and enjoy > > all > > > our > > > > > freedoms, but who are we to preach our ways to others. I know...I > > > > know...the > > > > > leaders of the free world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Douglas Brown > > > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 8:42 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: Why seperation of church and state is important > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My people learned a loooong time ago to just smile, nod and not > > say > > > a > > > > thing > > > > > on the topic. Torture can do that to a people. Charges, fines and > > > > imprisonment > > > > > are just more current (and humane) versions of the same thing. > > > > > > Note that this thread WILL get to the point where any of us can > > be > > > > arrested > > > > > for the same. > > > > > > > > > > > > > For all the non-Americans who always wonder why it's > > important... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/07/22/borderless.internet.ap/index > > h > > > tm > > > > l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The point is not the that the Italian cops deleted his stuff, > > but > > > what > > > > > > > he is charged with....Blasphemy. I was surprised to learn that > > > it's > > > > > > > even illegal in England. Speak out against Jesus in England > > and > > > you > > > > > > > might get arrested...that I didn't know. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > jon > > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
