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Off-topic: Climbers who believe in Jesus 2-Feb-2011 At 10:31:39 PM Winston Smith

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This is classic.

Ross at Rock posted this on the Rock Facebook page recently.

(I for one am happy to have evolved from shit - it makes much more sense than believing in shit.)

"Rock Magazine
We recently received the following letter to an editorial I wrote in issue 84 of Rock (you can read the editorial here: http://www.rock.com.au/feature/article/the-story-behind-the-name/). Ignoring the obvious errors about what magazine the editorial was in..

'To the Editor Climb Magazine,
I have just wasted $8.95 on a magazine I thought was going to be a high class climbing publication similar to Mountain - wrong ! - just halfway through your editorial you make an infantile comment on a route name reviling the character of Christ which you seem to think hilarious.
Why is it that Macho, Bully Boy Australian males are incapable of understanding the love of a Father for his sons, whilst they quite readily accept the kissing, hugging , 'bonding' and the poking of fingers up each others anus by footy players? A psychcoanalyst would have a field day here.

If you consider yourself such a comedian Mr Taylor, I challenge you, nay, I dare you to write a similar 'witty' but insulting comment about Mohammed and see what response that brings you. (think long and hard before you rush into that one friend).

Should any atheist reading this, who believe themselves to be self generated and evolved from their own faeces, decide to respond - you are wasting your time - I will not be reading another copy of Climb magazine.

Name withheld
Brisbane Christian
Rockclimber for over 55 years and pig sick of the crudity in Australian climb naming."