1) 25% at least, arguably more, of the people on this planet believe as I do. Besides, what about respect for minorities?
2) Tongue in cheek is not determinable when one is discussing email. What makes Keith putting religiously controversial statements on PLUG right even if his statement was tongue in cheek? 3) Oregon is probably the least churched state in the entire country. I've heard that as few as 30% of Oregonians regularly attend weekly services. Oregon is not at all, especially western Oregon, representative of what people believe world wide let alone nation wide. Saying that Oregon is representative is called lying or in some circles just statistics. 4) Linus is an atheist last time I checked where I'd love to see him convert. It would make his chances of getting to heaven far greater. So as far as picking ones battles, fighting atheism with the prospect of influencing Linus could make a major difference in the world. Linus isn't the only atheist that would leave atheism most likely upon his conversion. Only God can ultimately convert Linus or anyone else for that matter, but I can try to argue for and pray for his conversion. 5) I didn't pick this forum to argue the gender of God. Keith did. This is a major issue that nobody seems willing to address. This needs to be addressed, putting all the responsibility on me for this is wrong. 6) I have to stand and fight prejudice or it will just be there tomorrow waiting for me. It's not the gender issue I can't let go of so much as the preferential treatment issue. I bet nobody who is criticizing me would be doing so if they agreed with my position. Nobody is criticizing Keith that I know of anywhere near the level that I am being criticized at. 7) I have tried to reason with the community, but the people who have written so far appear to be unreasonable. 8) What I really want is a statement against censoring people, especially those who follow the rule Linux/Unix and/or the occasional open source non-Linux topic. Another thing, nobody is a "problem" in a truly diverse group of people. Sure there are those who break the laws that society depends on to function, but just annoying people doesn't rise to anywhere near that level. I'm sorry that people are bringing religious/political hostility to this list where it typically takes two or more people for a fight to start. A sad day it will be if Linux becomes something that only jerks talk about. Jerks that are intolerant, unprofessional, and inconsiderate. Make no mistake, I will continue to argue for what needs to happen in this community until the prejudice is stamped out. > Not everyone believes as you, and you of all people should understand that in > this country, ALL beliefs are valued. The beliefs you are defending so > adamantly are held by a minority of humans on the earth. When you allow > others to believe what they wish, you will find that your relationship with > the other 7 billion people in the world will be much more pleasant. > > What you or I believe about the gender or non-gender of any supreme being is > irrelevant in the discussion of Linux. > > My mother always taught me to 'Pick my battles'. This is not the time nor the > place to argue religion. > > Keith made a tongue in cheek (I'm assuming here) remark, and you took the > bait. I don't know if he intended it as such or not. Stop taking the bait, > and the baiting will stop. You have as much control over letting it go as > anyone else. More so in fact, since you are the one taking the heat for > taking the bait. Let it go. > > On Sep 27, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Michael C. Robinson wrote: > > > Not until I am afforded the same privileges and respect as Keith > > concerning this argument. > > Russell Johnson > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
