Yardbird wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:39:01 -0400 > From: Eric Eldred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Don A. Elbourne Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Bookpeople <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Cereal maker chokes on CD Bible giveaway > > > <snip> > > Cereal maker chokes on CD Bible giveaway > > http://www.freep.com/news/religion/bible22_20000722.htm > > "An executive from Disney Interactive, who licensed > the "Millionaire" software for the CDROMs, told > Swann and other partners that the Bible was too > controversial. Disney demanded it be taken off the > "Millionaire" CDROMs." > > The Millionnaire CDROM was scheduled to be released without > the Bible. The decision by General Mills to stop releasing > any more CDROMs at all was a surprise to the developers of > the product. > > "Putting Zondervan's Protestant version of the Bible -- > the New International Version -- in cereal boxes is > offensive, said Rabbi James Rudin, the interreligious > consultant for the American Jewish Committee in New > York. > > ""I eat General Mills products myself, and I don't think > it's right for any American to pick up a box of cereal in > the morning and feel excluded," said Rudin. "This is one > particular version of the Bible they're offering -- and > America is multi-religious, multi-ethnic. When > Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Taoists and millions of > other Americans pick up this box of cereal and look at > this Bible -- they are excluded."" > > Why not issue all sorts of books in cereal boxes, so > nobody feels excluded? Would that not be better than > no books at all? Free books are cool, but why should people bitch at all? It's as if some people truly labor to be miserable. Are Americans becoming that hypersensitive or is that the whiners are becoming that much more vocal? I'm annoyed with their annoyance. > > When Americans eat "Quaker" brand oatmeal and think it is > an affirmation of multicultural capitalism without any > reference to religion one has to wonder about what has > happened to our world. But I'll leave the field to the > folks from Pennsylvania to comment on this now :-) > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Some wouldn't think it were "an affirmation of multicultural capitalism without any reference to religion". To some, quite the opposite is their reality--an affirmation powered by Christian cultists hypnotizing us with the Smiling Man as we doze through breakfast. ;) I'm not alert enough before sunrise to worry over non-essential intellectual matters. About the only time I would cogitate on the politics of my morning meal would be if I were stoned. I guess I'm just not that illuminated. -- �� Mark McHugh <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
