Re: OT: : What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded? "Yer Ugly Mug," etc.

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From: "Stone Gordonssen" <stonegordonssen@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: AW: OT:: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded? "Yer
Ugly Mug," etc.


> >I find the term "Judeochristianity" unobjectionable, and could imagine
> >including Islam, as these are the three monotheistic religions that
> >definatle go back to the same source.
>
> I meant no offense by my usage of "JudeoChristianity". It is a term which
I
> know has been in use for at least 3 decades, and to my mind should be no
> more objectionable than using "Buddhism" to refer to the common elements
of
> its many forms (e.g, Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, Dyan, Zen), or
> "Paganism", its many forms (e.g. Celtic, Nordic, Wiccan, Egyptian).
>
> Please don't take this as another seed for a battle similar to the
> linguistic ones here.
>
Oh, I'm not offended...I just think it's a silly term..