From: khaikin@boa.cis.ohio-state.edu (dmitry khaikin)
Subject: Re: Here we go again
Keywords: annoying messianics and missionaries
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 04:48:40 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.175933.13467@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> saal@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (samuel.saal) writes:
>
>Has it been 2 months already?  I was sure it was less time than that.
>Two months is about all the respite we get on SCJ before another
>missionary discovers SCJ and all us "Jews bound for hell" unless we
>accept good 'ol GeeWhiz.  Oy Vey.  When will they learn?  More
>importantly, how can we get them to stay away?
>
>This is not a call for a moderator, but wouldn't it be nice if these
>fahkockedeh, fahblunged (sorry my Yiddish accent is not so good)
>missionaries would just leave us alone....

This is actually a very good test for everybody to see just how strong
of a Jew they are. I am sure (hope not) that somebody out there is going
to reply to him and ask for that ... booklet. So, my fellow Jews, it is
the self-check time! If you are even thinking that this guy might be
right and that you better check it out, of course, not for the
converting reasons, but just out of curiosity, then you are in trouble!
Yes, that's exactly how it starts. Just curious, you say. Well, the only
reason you can be curios of what that guy really has to say is because
you don't have the feel (I am not talking about the knowledge anymore
here) for Judaism. No matter how much you know, do not listen to what he
says! Although, he says pretty stupid things that are supposed to be
obvious to everybody, there of course is somebody who knows alittle bit
more then yo do. So, what do yo do then? You go and ask a Rabbi about
the things that you don't understand. Don't just leave it hanging in the
air. Ask! BUT Do not accept it first! Even if you don't know or not
satisfied with the answer of a Rabbi, do not accept what he says! In the
worst case you know one thing: You are Jewish and that stuff is not for
you! I know that this is not (not always) a Reform point of view, but
please take it from Orthodox this time. In any case make sure you don't
accept what he says. He is trained to get people that don't really know
about the Bible and don't have that Jewish feel. Don't let him destroy
us! 
Do not think it is just a joke here. It is too close to home. I
personally know a girl who got cought on that kind of crap! Don't make
the same mistake!
Another question is how to get rid of this walking disgrace to Judaism?
Well, first thing that comes to my mind is to put him in kill files, but
now I don't think it is a good idea, since (so called) weak Jews will
not do that and as a result, he will say anything he wants here. So, I
don't really know what to do with him. Any suggestions? He is really
into this. He already changed  the title in case people have put him in
a kill file, and reposted the same thing again.


>-- 
>Sam Saal      kingfish!saal OR saal@kingfish.att.com
>	Vayiftach HaShem et Peah Ha`Aton

Thanks,
Dima
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