Red Iguana Dawn

Episode 7:  Born-Again 'FAQ' - Question One

From: sprowell@grape.cs.utk.edu (Stacy Prowell)
Subject: RED IGUANA DAWN, Episode 7: BORN-AGAIN 'FAQ'-QUESTION ONE.
Date: 14 Mar 1994 20:08:15 GMT
Message-ID: <2m2g7gINN60p@CS.UTK.EDU>
[We find our Hero, PUBLIUS, Defender of Faith, Wearer of the Red Iguana Suit, and Champion of James Madison being dragged from the burning hideout by his sidekick, the Ever-Faithful Ferret Boy.]

Ferret Boy:  Publius! I can't believe you let Knowledgius escape! 
In article <2kodri$1krr@inca.gate.net>, publius@inca.gate.net (Publius) writes:
|> DISCLAIMER: Any postings prior to 18 Jan 94 under the name of 
|> PUBLIUS are not mine.I first set eye on Internet about 10 Jan.
Ferret Boy:  But what about your plan? You brought back Michael Courtney, but Knowledgius had killfiled him and now the Mozumderizer is destroyed beyond my ability to repair it! What do we do now, O Mighty Red Lizard? 
|> I am working on a new FAQ of QUESTIONS THAT OUGHT TO BE ASKED
|> and I'm hurrying - but I don't want to botch it either.
Ferret Boy:  Puhleeeze, O Publius, [eyes the smoking remains of the hideout] tell me when this plan will be ready to put into action. 
|> The First Question, however, is ready:
Ferret Boy:  [Brightly] Oh, good! 
|>                     *THE BORN-AGAIN FAQ*
|> 
|>   QUESTION ONE: "Is Atheism a Religion?
Ferret Boy:  [Burying his face in his hands] Yes! No! We aren't going to start this again, are we? We just had the Mozumderizer destroyed, not to mention the hideout! All we have left is the Pubemobile and the Ferret Van. Tell me you have some other plan! 
|>         ANSWER: "Religions, that is Concepts of the Ultimate Reality
|>   take on various forms.
Ferret Boy:  Oh, alright. I'll warm up the Pubemobile. 
|>   Atheism certainly qualifies in that regard
|>   since it is based on an unshakable Concept of the Ultimate Reality.
|>   Thus, Atheism is indeed a Religion and must take its rightful place
|>   among the Leading Religions of the World."             
|>                                               PUBLIUS
|> .
[Will Our Hero's plan work? Or has the author gotten so thoroughly disgusted with this Publius guy that he just gives up? Tune in again, and see!] 
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-- _Stacy Prowell_______sprowell@utkcs.utk.edu_
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