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Yo-yo Two recent letter* to the fc'/ner aid by members of the Oregon Citizens Alliance [ODE, June 28) are fine examples of a trend that is as consistent in our history os the passing of Halley's Comet This trend is the pendulous swing of the moral weather vane over time. We humans spout the doctrine of. "If we don't learn from the post, then we are doomed to repeat it." Our moral progression isn't linear forward, however It is similar to a yo-yo action, with progress inevitably being snapped back up to the place from which we started. The losers in this exchange, beside the human population as a whole, are those who are some how different from the people holding the end of the string. If we look around today this sce nario is being played out across this country, but most notably in our own backyard. If we ever wish to break this monotonous loop of reactionary blame, near-sighted finger pointing and one-stop easy-cure moral legislation, then the answer is not to go trolling for conflict in the letters to the editor section of the Emerald. The answer lies in a simple solution. We, as supposedly civ ilized human beings, need to share a dialogue in which our root fears and concerns are dis cussed in a calm forum away from the Sally Jesse yell-fest. We need to be open to feel what those who would oppose us feel We need to stop this cycle of either/or mentality or else our valuable human energy will be exhausted and all we'll have to show for it is ugly human peiro glyphs of broken-record, red faced antagonism. John Gordon Pre-Business Administration Think about it Thinking alxiut adopting a |xit' Wait a minute. Do you know whore you will be in two years' Three years' Twelve years' Will your pet still be able to live with you? Pets are too faithful and lov ing to txi merely rented while it's convenient. Owning a pet needs to bo a lifelong commitment. Other issues to consider: Are your roommates allergic to pets? Are the costs of veterinary care and food within your means? Too many animals are left at the humane society or abandoned as strays because such concerns weren't addressed when the pet was adopted And when you decide to be come a pet owner, please adopt from the humane society By adopting from an animal shelter, you will be saving a life. Finally, neuter or spay your pets. Almost 8,000 puppies, kit tens. dogs and cats were killed in l.ane County in 1991 because there weren't enough homes for them all More than 12 million die nationwide annually. Pet overpopulation is a serious problem in our community and country, and each of us can sig nificantly help end this problem by neutering or spaying our pets Please take these suggestions to heart. Blake Stehling Spanish If it were you I Bin writing in response to the June 2H letters bv OCA repre sentatives. "Agenda" and "Dis grace." To Merle Pacewicz Sir, I agree with much of the argu ment you present, but it seems to have one major flaw You claim that the OCA initiative does not jeopardize a person's right to work based on their sex uality, which you say is "'non job' related." but you also assert that a Jewish delicatessen owner must have the right to screen employees who are “unclean." Well, granted. Hut herein lies the problem; one person's rights end where another person's begin. Whose concerns should take prece dence? To I.. Miller: I regard your comments as little more than a hateful agenda with a modicum of consideration for the real is sue It has been my experience that homosexuals and lesbians do not want special rights, they simply want the same right you anti 1 have to do their job with out being fired or harassed If people were discriminated against for hate speech rather than "the practices ... in the bed room." perhaps it would be you who would he fighting for spe cial treatment. James McClintock Eugene Thankful Concerning the editorial of July 5, I ask you: What is this crap? You are apparently very ungrateful for everything this notion has done for you. No, I'm not some conserva tive, God-fearing hick from Springfield, bul a Darwinian I fear the attitude that our gov tirnment is some cold-hearted (and unjustified) oppressor Our government is far from creating a world utopia With that in mind. I will he right there sup porting U S imperialism, espe cially when the world pop ulation explodes to 10 billion and beyond When it conies down to survival, oppression will not even be an issue any more. 1. at least, am thankful for what this nation has given me Todd Helton Humanltiee Compassion A genuinely compassionate society does not pass laws or polit ies sanctioning homosexu ality as good or healthy. Promo tion of homosexuality directly conflicts with the laws of nature Natural law is superior to all law Contradictory human rea soning has no validity Natural law is right reason in agreement with nature. Natural law is uni versal. unchangeable and ever lasting The Declaration of Indepen dence ret ognizes our inalienable rights as being derived from the lows of nature of nature's (’.oil Our Creator laid down certain unalterable laws of nature as a basis in establishing rules to govern ourselves. These laws, in agreement with nature, are for promoting the general welfare of all society's members Natural law separates man from animal by recognizing man's ability to reason. Right reason, in agreement with na ture. fully developed and per fected. is called wisdom When applied by government, it's called justice Justice < annot be derived from laws violating nat ural law If justice was served by man's opinion, a vote of society could turn alcoholism, drug use. smoking or overeating into good, healthy practices A vote, law or policy cannot change or alter a biologically harmful practice. Genuine justice is a compas sionate society in obedience to the laws of nature. A compas sionate society does not promote or sanction behaviors causing its members physical harm Society has a moral responsibility to resist passing laws or policies sanctioning wrong or destruc tive behaviors violating the laws of nature Sign the OCA’s peti tion Loretta S. 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