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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (8943)	3/31/2004 6:55:49 AM
From: rrufff	Respond to of 20773

If you're looking for religious intolerance, you could start a bit closer to Gus. While he's hiding in his hole from Zionists, he may find a creeping religious dynasty of another sort may get to him first. <vbg> Teacher told: Ditch the Star of David Officials say small piece of jewelry could provoke Muslim students February 6, 2004 A teacher in Norway has been told to stop wearing the Star of David he normally hangs around his neck because it might provoke the many Muslim students at the school where he works. According to a report in the Aftenposten newspaper of Oslo, officials from the Kristiansand Adult Education Center, a government institution, told Inge Telhaug he could no longer wear the 0.6-inch-wide piece of jewelry. "I can't accept this. It is a small star, 16 millimeters, that I have around my neck, usually under a T-shirt. I see it as my right to wear it," Telhaug told Norwegian Broadcasting. Although Telhaug is not Jewish, he said he sees the Star of David as "the oldest religious symbol we have in our culture, because without Judaism there would be no Christianity." Telhaugh, who teaches immigrants Norwegian language and culture, said the restriction violates his free-speech rights. Kjell Gislefoss, principal of the school, was especially concerned about the symbol offending Palestinian immigrants at the school. "The Star of David would be a symbol for one side in what is perhaps the world's most inflamed conflict at the moment. Many have a traumatic past that they have escaped and then we feel that if they are going to learn Norwegian then they can't sit and at the same time be reminded of the things they have traveled from," Gislefoss said, according to the Aftenposten report. Telhaugh has hired an attorney to help him fight the restriction. The head of the Education Association in Kristiansand, Heidi Hauge Uldal, called the school's decision "unacceptable," saying her group did not want to go the way of France and forbid all religious symbols in schools. worldnetdaily.com

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (8943)	3/31/2004 12:36:22 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Let me start by asking you: in what way was the Church more repressive? Tom

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (8943)	3/31/2004 2:22:18 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

If Zonder's statement ... "What I do admire the Jews for is that they have never created a clergy caste whose word is law." ... didn't make you laugh out loud (like it did for me), you could start by watching The Passion and finish by reading this book: amazon.co.uk In modern day Israel, it is the theological junta that prevents Jews from marrying non-Jews, not the secular government. Although, a case could be made that this is an example of outsourcing. Tom