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- From: thomasr@cpqhou.compaq.com (Thomas Rush)
- Subject: Re: Waldenbooks fires staff for refusing to sell racist book!
- Reply-To: thomasr@cpqhou.UUCP (Thomas Rush)
- Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 13:36:42 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.133642.10635@cpqhou.compaq.com>
- References: <5SEP199223305034@acad3.alaska.edu> <oneil.716184134@cwis> <1992Sep11.195625.10024@tss.com>
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- In article <1992Sep11.195625.10024@tss.com> burke@tss.com (Jim Burke) writes:
- >
- >Folks, censorship is a perfectly acceptable thing. Discrimination is a
- >perfectly acceptable thing. We all do these things on a daily basis.
- >It is only when the government engages in censorship or when discrimination
- >is on the basis of race, religion, etc. that there is a problem.
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- Does this mean that my church must consider Bhuddist monks and
- Rabbis on the same level as Baptist ministers when we interview
- for a new pastor? That is a problem.
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- What if I just happen to be attracted to Asians (or Mexicans, or
- blacks)? Is this a problem if have decided I will only marry an
- Asian lady?
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- I suggest you clarify the fourth sentence quoted above, Mr. Burke!
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- thomas rush uunet!cpqhou!thomasr
- compaq computer corporation their employee,
- deep in the hearth of texas not their opinions.
-