Letters Peace 1 am responding In kelsev I ishet s lrttiT [OI)i M.IS 1 i 111 whii li ‘■In' .itli'inpts iii moralize i‘veryone s thoughts .mil 1 i11■ styles bv showing tis him lesbi .ins like Maureen Hurki1 will go In I It'll tm 11 \ inn 1,1 lead •> lit*’ stvlf that gives ihi'tn happiness ■mil serin it\ in this (ind 1m inti s"' i<’tv It is frightening I<> me In see an argument sm.li as this he i ause the underlying reason for eiiiit alinn is In understand what we don't understand Burke has tried to do that, hut 1 isliei vour statement has put people like Burke but k into a dark hole limiting others iti understanding the needs of les Ilians I do not lead a homosexual lifestyle hut I have friends who do. and their blond is the same i olor as yours, l isher I hex need love ami set uritx because lhe\ are also humans with feat unimaginable to most of us You are limiting them from \\ hat they i (insider happiness And l isher. believe it or not but Burke being ga\ and vour sell, being a ( hrixtian. have a common ground Both ol you are trying to express what you Irulv believe is right lor vour selves, and thus, vou should more than anything else, tin derstand how difficult it is to he a tighter Beat e and good I in k to both ot vou Kohbv I f*' Pfililit al sni'ini1 philosopln Tirade I found it realh appalling that tin* (begun IKiih kinrr>ilrf chose to print helsev fishers [OI)E M.i\ I) vit ions attai k oil Maureen Burke Ini hiding this kind of abuse in .1 letters i ol umn. or anvvvhere else lends support to the hysteria and mis understanding that tail lead to on ire overt \ 11 deni e I applaud I lie I mritihl loi all the pie< es that ran during 1 1.0 Pride Week I also UI know ledge I lsher s right to hold uhalevei views she (eels 1 omlortable with, hut it was highly irre sponsible ot the Etnrmld to print this ugly diatribe SHOWKK MOM WITH sprint; i i.ow I ks t The 11 1)' .Spring (iaiden Bouquet Mother* V\ uek I* Ma_\ 7- l .i ‘Lugtnts Jiou'tT Horn 610 E 13th Ave 485-3655 I believe th.it it should In against /rrrera/t/ polu \ to run letters th.it ,irr nothing hut .1 personal tirade .ig.unst ,1 tellory student Kristen Hi.unit I ugene Support bigotry I o the editor I .1111 glad to see you taking <1 st.ind to sup port bigotry Sim ml prejudice disguised us religious belief is still bigotry and is the 1 .line of more v\urs and rut 1.11 anti sot ud injuslH e than an\ olhei f.u tor In printing the letlei We ,ue moral \OI >/■ Ma\ II. von hu\ e done Mini hit in fostering diri siveness and disunity on this 1 uiupus and in Amur 11 tin soi le ly in general 1 am not g.n and I am also not Arnetit an I urn hmvevei appalled |anet \ay lor Ket eptionisl Opt out I would like to thunk Kelsey I ishei It )l >1 May 11 foi her stunning example ol bigoted self 1 ighteous ultiturles \o w here in ret ent memory have 1 seen a more beautiful and t uus In piei e of hate Poor 1 isher is so tired of hav mg other people s sexuality fori ed tlow 11 her throat I can relate bvery single billboard, every magazine ad. every tele vision program every public display of affection is another blatant display of heterosexual 11y that I don’t need to have fort ed down my throat furthermore 111 her diatribe I isher i hums to he moral and ( aid loving I late has never seemed very moral to rile but I m g.iy so my sense of moiali ty may be a little of f f lory dare she tell us that she is a moral person rrlien lint entire letter is nothing hut petty indignation .mil pidgmcnl I iunlh guv people do not have everv light guaranteed m ihc (loiixtitulinn WC i an lost* out homes mir tubs and even • >11 r i hildren tor mi other reason III.m Ihc t,n l that uc lovc pen pic nt the same sex We are nut allowed In live um lives Ireelv . w e are nut al liberlv In love the people In W hum w e are atlrai led and when we du pursue happiness as Robin Madell and Maureen Hurke are bv getting married w e net hale letters I rum su ken mgly sell righteous intolerant hateful blunted moral laid lov lug peuple like lishei who c.in l see that il isn I important who von love but th.it von lov e It morality is synonymous u 11h the kind iit hatred exhibit ed in I usher s Idler 1 II hap P11 \ opt out Mm hael Peeler (,a\ and I.eshiau Wham e Sorry Ml (list letter W e are Itiot al |( )l >1 Mai 1! w as w i itten in a i nndesi ending and pldg mental tone that w as linnet es sail and wrong tot a (Ihristian tu use lor this. 1 am regretful and sorry lor a ( lliristian should not lodge others but love them M\ anger and hastiness i aused me tu attai k the honiu sexual individual when ill tail mi i t >i il I it I w as it ith the homo sexual at t 1 or the homosexual I w ish i om it linn and peat e 1 sun ends hope the harshness and selt righteousness nt itn first letter did not i ause anvnne to imm' to a ('.onfused under standing u! what ( diristlanity is all about (ind is a (aid ot h >Vc rliruugh love lie desires above all to heal and lnigive ralhei than perset Ute Kelsev I isher I’sv( lining! -Letters Policy l.etteis In the editor mnsl bn limited In no more than >n unrds. legible signed and the idenlifieatinn o! the writer must be verified when the letter is submit ted THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON ry1 ■* . 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