On Sunday 02 March 2003 13:54, N Smethurst wrote: > Le Dimanche 2 Mars 2003 02:24, Leon Brooks a �crit : > > So before anyone leaps on that bandwagon, let me emphasise that this > > software would be just as much at home presenting Origin of Species, any > > of Dawkin's fairytales, The Q'ran or a stack of Vedas. > > I'm sorry, but these comments implying that GnomeSword is a general tool > are > > just misinformation. Look at it's website. The first thing you see is: > > Gnomesword Bible Study Software for the Gnome desktop > > Having a look at the features list, the world 'bible' appears numerous > times. Support for 'general texts' is not mentioned until the last three > words of the last sentence on the page after modules for bible texts, bible > commentaries and bible lexica are mentioned. > > Having a look at the Sword project: > > Purpose Statement > > > > In short, this open project is an effort to create an ever expanding > > software package for research and study of God and His Word. > > Taking a look at the 'general books' that seem to be discussed as an > argument that Gnomesword is equally a general tool, we can see the > following highly > > general titles (english texts): > > The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan > > Sermons on Gospel Themes by Charles G. Finney > > The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee > > The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence > > Josephus: The Complete Works > > The only place that could possibly be considered at first glance to be > non-christian is the "Cult/Unorthodox/Questionable" module section. What do > we find in there then? > > > Joseph Smith Translation (of the Bible) > > The Emphatic Diaglott (containing the original Greek text of what is > > commonly styled the New Testament) > > There is nothing non-religious and in fact nothing non-christian about any > of the texts I could find on the Sword website. It's clear that the > advocates of this software are painting a picture of misinformation in > order to further their cause which is christianity and clearly christianity > only.
If we don't ship books with it, and if it is in contrib and not main, I would see no problem. If there are apps requested that serves the same for other religions, I wouldn't bother too. As long as it get never installed by default. I have no confession (not take in count linux ;)) And you shall not have another OS installed than me, is not linux isn't it ;) @N Smethurst: Please remove your reply-to in your mail-client !!! -- Regards Steffen ____________________ counter.li.org : #296567. machine: 181800 vdr-box : 87 ____________________ Please dont CC me, since if I have replied I'll watch the tread. Both mails will be filtered to the ML-folder. Thanks
