Date:         Fri, 30 Nov 2001 10:48:43 EST
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From:         KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Subject:      Disappointed with List- Friday Off Topic
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Since it is Friday, I can post something off topic and I would like to talk
about hypocrisy.  This is the idea of saying one thing and acting in a
contradictory manner or demanding a standard from someone else that you,
yourself, do not hold to.

There is hypocrisy on the list and it is troubling to me.

This past week long time List Member Ray Hunnam posted an off topic post to
the list during a normal weekday.  This was wrong since we have designated
Friday as a day to post off-topic things.  A single email addressing this
would have been sufficient.  Instead we get about 20 off-topic email postings
telling Ray this his email was off-topic.  Is this hypocritical?  Yep!

Second thing that rubs me the wrong way is that many of these postings deride
Ray for sharing his religious views with the list, only to have the poster
share his or her own personal religious views.  "I am an atheist, a
Darwinian, or I don't like Billy Graham."
Isn't it hypocritical to ask Ray to not share his religious and then take the
liberty to share your own?

The bottom line is that if you want to post an off-topic post, do it on
Friday.  That is all that has to be said.  If you want other people on this
list to keep their religious views to themselves, then my advice is to also
keep your own religious views to yourself.    Or if you want to share your
religious views with others then don't be upset when someone else does the
same thing.  That way everyone is treated fairly.

I just feel this had to be said.
(Wow he didn't even mention the "G"-word!!!)  :)

Have a great Friday!


Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: (856)-765-1583
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