You know, the only time I ever see such umbrage taken is when Christians believe their precepts are being trounced upon. And like many a holy war, such commentary can start quite a brouhaha on the list. Never mind the fact that many Christian precepts trounce on the religious and lack of religious beliefs of other people. Were that not the case, the Pope wouldn't be apologizing. With that said, there is one subject known to disrupt the hell out of many an email discussion group. RELIGION. Best to leave your religion at home when it comes to email discussion groups, especially of a world-wide nature, because you're going to cross the divide of many a different belief system (Wiccan, Atheist, Agnostic, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, Confucian, Taoist, Native American, etc.). Just consider me a former, long-term Sunday School teacher who believes in evolution, but also believes in respecting the theological precepts of all people, not just the Religious Right. Being religious does not necessarily make one right--especially in Emailville. --- Anne and Bob Smallman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Am I the only person on this list who is offended by > this posting? First > of all, the "Land of the Free" does not guarantee no > reference anywhere at > any time in any public place to religion. Nor does > it mean that when a vast > majority of people (apparently) think that two > alternate views should BOTH > be presented that our freedom is somehow being > trampled on. And your > suggestion that faith and science are at > unreconcilable odds (stated with > much derision) is rather condescending and rude. > Please be a little more > open-minded and respect the views of all the > subscribers to this list before > posting comments like this one. > > Anne > > ===== Indigo Nights [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).