From: auerbach@doc.bmd.trw.com
Newsgroups: alt.personals.ads
Subject: Re: MWM seeks *WF @ UNC
Date: 16 Oct 92 11:13:15 MST

In article <lynx.1x4s@terapin.com>, lynx@terapin.com (Debbie Caraway) writes:
> In article <1992Oct14.075710.377@doc.bmd.trw.com>, auerbach@doc.bmd.trw.com
> writes:
>>In article <1bfs9pINN590@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, cd975@cleveland.Freenet.Edu
> (Dani
>>el K. Holmes) writes:
>>> 
(blah-blah, blah, blah, blah cut out.  Even my stuff...;)

> 
> Ya know, I find it both disapointing and disgusting that people with ethics are
> always put down as "net-cops" or worse and the ass-holes seem to be considered
> the norm duming their shit on everybody with their self appointed high and
> mighty attitude of, if you don't like it cuz you have values leave.  What it
> does is populate the newsgroup with mre assholes polluting the air and the
> decent people either eventually leave or don't bother posting.  Not everybody
> has the same access to the net, and I'm rather tired of wading through the
> petty shit to read the ads, which is what this newsgroup is about.  Don't even
> bother to waste space here flaming me, cuz I don't bother to call anymore, nor
> do I need further reinforcement of the fact thath there are closed minded
> losers on the other side of the fense that have
> nothing better to do than be rude to people who have a life.  Ain't that always
> the case.  
> 
> -just passin through
Wrong again, lady!  No where were 'people' with ethics put down as net cops. 
What was put down were people with ethics who attempt to force their ethics
down someone's throat.  Decent people should respect others.  The original
poster, a married man, simple asked if their was a **F out there who wanted to
correspond and maybe something else. The guy I flamed couldn't leave that post
alone.  If he had said nothing, neither would I.

Now, the flamer and I are both guilty of the same thing.  This is, after all, a
newsgoups for ads.  Us flamers should keep our mouths shut and let the ads ride
as they will.  But I'm personally frieghtened by people attempting to force
their ethical value system on others.  YOu may be surprised to know that I
don't think it is 'right' for a married man to solicit anything outside the
marriage.  Big deal.  That's my choice.  But I won't condone or condem the guy
for what he does.  I also have strong, personal feelings about homosexuality. 
But the key word their is 'personal.' Therefore, I won't support any persons or
groups that condemn homosexuality.                                      

There's nothing wrong with ethics.  I have a few of them myself.  What is wrong
is when you attempt to shove your ethics down my throat. Even Jesus Christ
taught that this was wrong: "Judge not lest ye be judged", "Let he who is
without sin cast the first stone", not to mention many others.  No where in the
New Testement, the documentation of the new covenent between God and man, does
it say "Go forth and enforce YOUR ethics on your fellow man."  If you fel
something is a sin against God, then let God make that judgement when the time
comes.

The bottom line is this:  respect your fellow human beings.  Especially if you
expect the same level of respect in return.  Your ethics and mine may never
agree; we shouldn't have to go to war over them.  IN the end, only God can
decide who was 'right', if that concept applies at all.  And if there isn't a
God, then no harm was done.

Crap, look what I've done. My profound apologies to you a.p.a readers who
wanted to read an ad. I'll try not to get on this damn soapbox again.

Karl F. Auerbach