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To: Ilaine who wrote (57457)	10/6/1999 11:13:00 PM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Man is inherently neither good nor evil. Man is Man. The good or evil develop from the philosophical approach to life one takes and the resulting ethics and morality that follow. Quite simply, "good" is life and "evil" is anti-life. That is the basis on which much can be judged. If inalienable rights are recognized as unqualified values applied to human life, then no civic responsibilities are needed to "balance" them. They are either rights or non-rights. If conditions are attached, then they are not rights, but privileges. A true right can never violate the inherent rights of another individual. That is why "economic rights" and this so-called "patient bill of rights" are not rights. They violate the real rights of other individuals. The right to my own life is not a privilege. The right to create my own happiness is not a privilege. The right to my property is not a privilege. The right to my liberty is not a privilege. No one has a right to one second of my life. I may grant them my time, my energy, my assistance if I choose. But the right of individual choice is supreme. No one has a lien on my life no matter how great their need. That is what your quotation ignores. Father Terrence

To: Ilaine who wrote (57457)	10/7/1999 9:48:00 PM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Pelagianism is only a heresy in your Roman Catholic Church. It is, as you no doubt know, one of the roots of some kinds of Protestantism. Always liked Pelagius a lot. Surely you mean Augustinus instead of Augustus. As for having nothing to compare to Dred Scott you might consider the Supreme Court rulings authorizing the Army to kidnap and imprison the Japanese-Americans in 1942. You might also consider the capital punishment of children in the US. I don't believe human rights and civil rights should be balanced against the convenience and tyranny of the police. Who gives a damn if the cops have to camp outside Koresh's pad for the rest of their lives, or that some other madman's stands off the police for several weeks. The police do not have the right to kill children for their convenience.