From: goff@intruder.navo.navy.mil (Victoria Goff)
Subject: Re: Cultural Appropriation and the New Age
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 17:41:11 GMT

In article <C0DJz6.HBn@cck.coventry.ac.uk>, aph016@cch.coventry.ac.uk (ozzy) writes:
|> 
|> Ozzy writes:
|>
|> When have I put down your religion Vicki? We have been mailing each other
|> for how long now, and not once have I stated that your religion is 
|> 'inferior'. Take it from this 'new-ager', your religion is just as valid
|> as any other.
|> 
|> Then Ozzy continues on...
|> 
|> The idea that Jesus was an atlantean appeals to me :). In one description
|> Jesus is protrayed as a bald hunchbacked dwarf (I forget where this came from,
|> but will try to remember) and another portrayed him as a rock star sort of 
|> figure.
|> 
|> Not really ignorant, but christians should read more, if only from a
|> 'know your enemy' point of view.
|> 

Then Ozzy writes that he has decided he has an interest in anthropology. 
Funny he developed this interest just in time to put forth his enlightened
views. I hope we all give this some thought. 

|> ps. Does this group also deal in evolving human consciousness? Its a subject 
|>     that I started reading about recently, and I'd like a bit more info and 
|>     conjecture to increase my understanding. Mail me the details, thanks.

Folks, this man is a Druid who started writing me a couple of months ago,
initiating himself with a E-mail message entitled "HA HA", contents of
message - "still a christian?"

I will be departing from this newsgroup because the jeering section has
arrived to have fun poking fun at something they know nothing of. Believe
it or not, the study of man, history and future, really is an interest
of mine because I want to know more, I want to understand. The Usenet
is not the open forum it claims itself to be nor are the participants
really as concerned about the rights of free speech as they that would
like to convince themselves. 

The study of man's culture is of no redeeming value if lessons cannot
be learned and knowledge gained does not promote a more just society.
Don't we all want a society that is just and where there is freedom?
You may not agree with me that a world religion that encompasses all
religions is a dangerous thing to modern culture but you wouldn't
deny my right to speak out as to what I believe to be true? 

To those who wrote to me, I really enjoyed hearing from you, that is
the ones who were respectful and knowledgable. To the ones who wrote
some awfully arrogant letters punctuated by sneering mockery, to all
who have seen this type of writing, make up your mind as to whether
you want to be this type of person, whether you think this kind of
attitude is the mark of a superior intellectual or a fool then
speak up and say so! Evil prevails when good men do nothing.

Much apologies if there has been a temporary disruption to this
newgroup but I think we all have some things to think about. At
least I hope that we all can do our own thinking for ourselves,
which is so very important and to have the courage to stand up
for what is right. We hold the future in our hands and that
is a big responsibility to be careful and take the time to decide
what is right and what is wrong because there are generations
that will either suffer or gain from what we think and do.
Isn't this the lesson of the study of anthropology?


ps.
 No need to worry about Ozzy, his words were needed to make my point.
Thanks Ozzy, God still loves you!



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