>The Church of Man believes that the human genome is the image of God,
>and thus opposes in the most strenuous terms any genetic engineering
>or manipulation of said genome. As such, certain groups such as the
>colonists of Hoffmann, the telepath and hermaphrodite communities of
>Beta Colony, and clones of any stripe get to 'enjoy' the same level of
>hostility that self-aware machine intelligences get from the Church.
>
>Clones have it worst. The genetic-engineered subraces like Hoffmanites
>and Betan herms, although opposed by the Church, do not have factions
>of the Church seeking their immediate death. (So far as anyone
>-knows-, anyway.) Clones, however, share the same spot as automata in
>the Church's eyes; "they should all be destroyed."
>
Something tells me nobody is dumb enough to go around actively picking a fight with the entire Hoffmanite community, at least not without a large supply of mecha to back them up...

And never piss off a Hoffmanite in the cafeteria. "Hoffmanite throwing fork. don't make me use the spoon..." :)

Offsides

#include <junior.h>