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Wrong you are
Scott Elliot is absolutely
wrong in claiming Christ “did
not speak a word against
homosexuality” (ODE, April
22).
Just for the sake of debate,
however, let’s say Christ never
specifically mentioned the
word homosexuality.
He did list the practices of
unrepentant fornication and
adultery as sins that exclude
one from salvation.
Because sex was to only occur
in marriage, and because mar
riage is only to occur between
men and women, one cannot
engage in male/male or
female/female sex without
transgressing against God’s
commandments.
If a man is single, and has sex
with another man, he is com
mitting fornication — if mar
ried, he is committing adultery.
There’s no getting around that
fact.
Nobody is born homosexual.
Even without consulting the
Bible we can turn to medical
authorities to prove that!
Homosexuality is a sin
against God's laws.
Christ admonished people to
repent of a variety of sins — in
cluding homosexuality — in
order to gain forgiveness and
salvation.
Christ said, ‘if you love me,
keep my commandments.”
Concerning morality he said,
“Be ye therefore perfect, even
as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect.” (Matthew.
5:48).
We were created in the image
of God and God never gave any
commandment that men and
women couldn’t follow.
I would encourage students to
read the Bible for themselves for
insight into what God expects of
us and the blessings promised
to those who strive to live
according to God’s principles.
Dan Martin
Normal
Contact me
There are none as blind as
those who have eyes but do not
see (or read). I refer to Jesudas
Menon’s letter (ODE. May 3).
Mr. Menon, if you do not con
cur with my arguments, why do
you use the very same one’s to
defend a stand that 1 originally
took in response to Ms.
Noor’s letter, which contends
that there is not racial tension
and discrimination in Malaysia.
Your thesis on “...only
when minorities work with the
majority can a nation progress,”
is incomplete; it should not on
ly be a one-way process but that
the majority is also willing to
work with the minorities.
If you recollect, this is exactly
what I meant when I discussed
elements of game theory like
zero-sum and win-win
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Ms. Noor’s letter suggests
that she is not aware of racial
discrimination in Malaysia, and
until people like her are, there
will not be any racial harmony.
Especially when there are no
laws to protect against racial
discrimination.
Laws are a starting point to
remove discrimination. Do you
remember the Singapore pledge
— “We the citizens of
Singapore, regardless of race,
language, or religion. . .one
united people. .. ? Are there
any such parallels in the Malay
sian constitution?
Menon, I share your very
same view that unless one is a
minority, one would not be
aware of the full extent of
discrimination but awareness is
insufficient; to work actively
against it is.
This was the political stand
taken by Siew in his election
campaign.
Next time, before you write,
please read then think before
you reply.
Please feel free to contact me
if you have any further doubts
of my sincerity.
Harold Leong
Concurrent Graduate
Industrial Relations/Int’l
Relations
Testee
What I shall propose to do in
this letter is to demonstrate why
so many gay organizations ad
vocate a boycott of the AIDS
test; it is faulty.
The AIDS test now in use on
ly tests for antibodies and
because so little is known about
the disease, it is supposed that
positive results may be in
dicative of imminent symptoms
or that the testee is a carrier.
Now suppose that we apply
this to another well known
disease; chickenpox.
Because almost all of us have
been exposed, tests results of
the AIDS type test would reveal
that any of us would be suspect
as either a carrier or someone
soon to be displaying the
symptoms.
Now hopefully you can see at
least partially why so many
gays are reluctant to submit
themselves to such an obviously
faulty test.
Many gays are voluntarily
abstaining from donating blood
and have recently begun “safe
sex” practices.
Since widespread dissemina
tion of safe sex guidelines, the
Atlanta Center for Disease Con
trol has reported a lower in
cidence of oral and anal ghonor
rhea among gays.
This is more tangible and
more easily identifiable
evidence of the efficacy of safe
sex practices. This may also
mean that AIDS spread could be
slowed or contained, but it’s not
a cure.
Storm Fawcett
Eugene
Outdated
I must object to *he
Bookstore’s full-page ad that
ran on page 15 of the ODE, May
6.
‘‘Great Gifts for Mom” shouts
the headline, but I don’t con
sider stereotype-reinforcing
gifts great at all — these gifts
were all kitchenware —
casserole dishes, salt-and
pepper shakers, etc.
It’s time to get rid of the sex
ist, stereotypical idea that all
mothers spend all dav in the kit
chen, and therefore the only
suitable gift for her is
“something for the kitchen” —
an apron, a frying pan, a rolling
pin {even if it is marble).
Sure, my mom cooks, but she
would appreciate more a
calculator, VCR tapes, a com
puter, camera film, a new
watch, etc. — other bookstore
items mentioned in other ads in
the same issue but evidently not
suitable for mothers.
For Mother’s Day, thank your
mother for supporting you with
a gift that reflects her interests,
not someone’s stereotyped idea
of what she “should” or
“would” like.
The University Bookstore’s
advertising crew must consider
the messages inherent in their
ads.
The Bookstore has lost my
business with their stereotyped
message, and I’m not buying
my mother’s card there.
Michelle Rau
Junior, English
Yes Harold
This is in response to Harold
Leong’s letter on racial har
mony in Malaysia (ODE, April
30).
Yes Harold, you don’t have to
travel even an inch; just stay on
your side of the Causeway and
observe the “racial harmony’’
in Singapore.
As a minority Singaporean I
am dismayed that a fellow
Singaporean of the majority
berates racial policies in
neighboring Malaysia while
seeming oblivious to the pro
blems of minorities in
Singapore.
It is ironic that in chastising
Siti Mohd Nor he states, “There
will be no racial harmony until
people like yourself are willing
to achnowledge that there is
racial discrimination and work
actively toward eliminating
it....”
I suggest he heed his own ad
vice and direct his energies to
address the racial issues at
home before attempting to solve
other’s problems.
If Mr. Leong is ignorant of the
problems 1 am referring to, I
would be more than willing to
enlighten him.
Eugene Miranda
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