[I don't usually follow these discussion groups, so please
emailed responses to [log in to unmask]  Since many
of the 157 YES votes for talk.religion.bahai do not have
direct news reading capabilities for alt.* hierarchies, we
would appreciate setting up an email echo or listserv for
alt.religion.bahai so that the maximum number of people may
participate in discussion, if they so desire.

Because there were 691 NO votes, largely for ideological,
religious reasons, I and many others believe fundamental
issues of free speech and religious freedom of conscience
are involved and would very much appreciate help in making
the best of a bad situation.

Would someone, or institution, kindly sponsor this listserv?]

Frederick Glaysher
Rochester Hills, Michigan USA
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Subject: cmsg newgroup alt.religion.bahai
  From: [log in to unmask] (Jonathan Grobe)
  Date: 10 Apr 1997 15:09:40 GMT
  Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]>
  Organization: netINS, Des Moines, IA, USA
  Newsgroups: alt.config  , alt.religion.bahai

  The vote for the unmoderated group talk.religion.bahai has just
  failed 157:691

  But given that there were 157 Yes votes I believe there is sufficient
  interest for an alt.* group.

  For your newsgroups file:
  alt.religion.bahai      Bahai faith.

  [Adapted from the talk.religion.bahai proposal]

  RATIONALE: alt.religion.bahai

  All newsgroups and listservs given to the discussion of the Bahai
  faith are moderated.  A need exists for an unmoderated forum, and this
  proposed newsgroup would meet that need.

  It is intended that alt.religion.bahai will complement, rather
  than supplant, the existing moderated group soc.religion.bahai.  The
  establishment of unmoderated companion groups is a well-accepted
  practice on Usenet.

  CHARTER: alt.religion.bahai

  All topics or ideas relevant to the Bahai faith -- its history,
  teachings, theology -- and so on would be appropriate areas for
  discussion.

  Crossposting of articles not specifically relevant to the Bahai faith
  is strongly discouraged. Also discouraged are personal messages, large
  ASCII graphics, special-format files, and any postings of a purely
  commercial nature.

  Readers are asked not to start or prolong flamewars and excessive
  crossposts.  Articles may be crossposted to soc.religion.bahai --
  subject, of course, to the approval of the moderator of that group.

  Readers may also post articles that have been rejected from
  soc.religion.bahai, so long as they conform to the charter above.


  --
  Jonathan Grobe <[log in to unmask]> [UVV]


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