The signature line on my e-mails is not in any way comparable to the line in question. The writer overtly states that his religious point of view is the only correct one, a truly unenlightened position. The only similarity is that we both use signatures. One intended to provoke thought, and the other intended to discourage it through blind faith and a tyranny of the majority. By the way, this list is routinely censored for content, Jay. On Sunday, April 16, 2006, at 03:30PM, Jay E. Krauss, Jr. <jekrauss at charter.net> wrote: >>I subscribe to this list for useful tips on my Mac. Let's leave the >>2000 year old fairy tales, and the insecure preaching about them off >>the list, please. >> >I, too, subscribed to this list for Mac information; however, I have >noted a number of posters have (a) favorite line(s) which they place >at the end of their posts (e.g. None are so hopelessly enslaved as >those who falsely believe that they are free. - Goethe.) While I find >some contrary to my personal beliefs, I also hold to the concept that >freedom of speech and thought does require an open marketplace of >ideas, which individuals may then accept, modify, or reject. > >Such a marketplace will, of necessity, result in the presentation of >ideas, many of which may offend some of us. For those of us who >accept the written record as reliable, Yeshua Meshiah did present >Himself as the exclusive Savior and Lord; He also instructed those >who believe in Him to make this known, so that others may have the >opportunity to either accept or reject His claim. For those who >prefer not to accept His claim, the mere mention of Him may be >considered offensive. > >Freedom of speech applies to all speech; any restriction is, by >definition, censorship. >_______________________________________________ >G4 mailing list >G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > >Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > > None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe that they are free. - Goethe.