Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!linus!philabs!aecom!teitz From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Bill Peter as an Authority on the Mind of Wingate Message-ID: <1137@aecom.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 12:20:17 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.1137 Posted: Thu Feb 7 12:20:17 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 14:59:42 EST References: <277@mhuxi.UUCP> <1098@ulysses.UUCP> <20825@lanl.ARPA> <2954@umcp-cs.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 26 If Britain would try to do the same I would have to say they are totally justified. Your question about America though is weak. America is not a christian nation, in the same way Britain is, so here we cannot protect christian mores legally. In fact, that is what our country is founded on, a separation of church and state. One other point. You shouldn't joke about children's minds, even with a :-) at the end. Not only children's, but anyone's, mind. Missionaries try against anyone they can, and I find it disgusting, especially when impressionable children are concerned. Eliyahu Teitz. > .... As for the implication he makes that Israel has the right, nay, > the duty to protect jewish culture/religion from the christians: the same > argument justifies a christian nation (such as Britain) acting to supress > non-christian groups. > > Besides, are the minds of jewish children so fragile that they have to be > protected from those evil christian missionaries? :-) I find it interesting > that Mr. Peter does not condemn the continual brainwashing against christian > mores that we see in this country. Would Mr. Peter care to issue a > statement?