I agree that ACLU sometimes stand for causes that I think are good. These are so few that I still don't approve of ACLU as an oragnization. I do visit the ACLU website periodicaly to see what the current hot topic is.
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:55:55 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 12:32:54PM -0700, Sasha Pachev wrote: > > > I completely disagree. I don't really like the ACLU, but I don't think > > > that you have to be "seriously confused about life" to be a member of > > > it. You just have to have different beliefs/priorities, but you don't > > > even have to agree with everything they do. > > > > Would you financially support an organization that 99% of the time does > > something you are strongly opposed to? If yes, then you are confused about > > life, but for a different reason :-) > > > > If you financially support ACLU, you must agree with their cause or you > > would not do it. And if so, you are indeed confused. Their version of > > freedom is freedom to do evil - do drugs, drink alcohol, publish and view > > pornography, fornicate, and live in an environment free of any hint of > > religious restraint. I have never seen them do anything else except defend > > the lasciviousness that they call freedom. If you support them, you do not > > see the harm they do, and it is a mistake to write it off as just another > > "different belief". > > on most cases, i'm very much against what the ACLU does. However, I > have spoken with my mother about it, and she gave me some examples > (which i don't have any sources for, i'm sorry) of situations where the > ACLU has stood up *many times* in defense of people's religious beliefs > --- including LDS members. She says that, even though she and I both > disagree with a lot of the things that they do, there are instances (and > may be instances in the future) where they are the only ones willing to > support people who deserve the help. She said that she knew someone who > was discriminated against for being Christian, and after they tried many > different tacts, they went to the ACLU which was the only group that > would help them. > > So, while I do not agree with the majority of what they do, I would not > say that they are an evil organization, or that they only help with > freedom to do evil... > > for more examples, see the message that someone else posted listing > examples of cases where the ACLU has done good work > > > > > -- > > Sasha Pachev > > AskSasha Linux Consulting > > http://www.asksasha.com > > > > > > -------------------- > > BYU Unix Users Group > > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > -- > Erin Sharmahd [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CS Student Unix Users Group > PGP Fingerprint: > F352 FF41 EA0A 67E4 566B 3B5B E65A D3DC 083E 9336 > > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > > -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
