I think religious postings should not be restricted. If you don't have interest in it, just hit the delete button. THANKS LAMIN Ginny Quick wrote: > Although I am probably about to only repeat what others have said, I thought > I should go ahead and say what I felt about this topic. > I, myself, have found some of the postings of a religious nature to be > of interest. However, if I didn't, I would just use the delet key. I don't > think there is any need to put a restriction on religious postings. > I had alays thought that it was just another facet of discussion on the > list, and unless it had been stated privately, no one seemed to have any > problem with it, unless they just didn't read the message. > In short, I don't think any restrictions should be placed on the list. > Because once you start putting down one restriction, then the likelihood > that other restrictions would follow becomes greater, and I don't think that > anyone would want to see tht happen. > As far as the comments made about Jabou go, let me just say that I > don't kow her very well, but from what I know, I would think that those > comments have no merit. She has been very helpful to me as of late, with > some questions that I have had. And if I have ever asked anything on list, > she has never hesitated to answer any of my questions. She even took the > time to write me off list when she knew that I went to Austin Peay, and > asked how I was, since we had been thorugh the tornado and all. > And this is someone who doesn't not me. She did not have to take the > time out of her day to write me a message asking how I was or anything like > that. > So to say that she is one way on the Net, and nother person off the > Net, or whatever, I think is unfair. And I just thought I would ay that. > Take care, everyone, I'm off to work on C++ homework and to study for two > upcoming tests. > Talk to you later! > Ginny > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jabou Joh" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: Religious postings on Gambia-L > > > Hamjatta, > > > > You never miss a chance to show your eagerness to insult me or > > others.However, I am not going to bring myself down to your level my dear. > > Keep doing what you do best. > > > > Jabou Joh > > > > In a message dated 3/26/00 4:20:01 PM Central Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] > > writes: > > > > << Katim, > > I thinking attempting to gag religious postings on the L would be in > > betrayal of a liberal principle of this forum; the free and unhindered > > exchange of ideas bright and ridiculous as they might be. Also it would > lay > > the List Managers open to genuine, well heeled and concerned criticism. > > I think it would be safe to advice list members to DELETE postings > that > > they have no wish to read rather than gag those who post such messages. > This > > would be in contravention of liberal principles that have made the L so > > vibrant and diverse. > > Don't get me wrong. I never open these religious postings. If I need > > spiritual advice, I know where to go to. Most of these postings come from > > characters who are nothing but sanctimonious fraudulent poseurs; who say > one > > thing only to do another. Take the case of Jabou. She is always sending > these > > postings online but doesn't cease to label smear people as conies of some > > faceless wonders who are hell bent on destroying the Gambia. And she is > > always sending postings that carry messages of truth and forgiveness. > Talk of > > sanctimonious and convenient posing on the Internet!!!! > > My disgust in these characters will never let me betray my liberal > > principle of the free exchange of ideas much as I might find some of > these > > ideas and the characters behind them reprehensible and nauseating. > > I say to you revoke this gagging order of yours and let the > sanctimonious > > fraudulent poseurs be. Trust the maturity of list members to sift through > the > > rubble. I'm sure most members don't even have time to open these > religious > > postings. By going ahead with this gagging order, you will only be giving > the > > enemies of this forum with more ammunition to fire at you. Soon you will > be > > hearing charges of Gambia-L being an atheistic forum or very anti Islam. > > Have a great evening. > > > > Hamjatta Kanteh > > > > hkanteh > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > -------------------------- >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------