TO THE EDITOR
The Bible does say that homosexuality
is an abomination, but it also uses the same
term to describe clothing made of anything
beside a certain type of fabric. Perhaps fun-
damentalist interpreters should start taking
the whole Bible literally, instead of choos-
ing to follow those tenets that suit them.
Having hatred in your heart is a prob-
lem that only you, Mr. Berg, can reconcile.
But I and many other “value voters,” peo-
ple who believe in equal rights, the separa-
tion of church and state, and the eradica-
tion of legislating morality (especially
when it violates the Constitution), ask that
you stop spreading your bigoted, disgust-
ing, shameful, distorted view of
Christianity and keep it within your faith’s
ideological, dogmatic walls.
Sara Brickner
Eugene
read those rules, or we can learn them by
trial and error. If we fail to learn the rules,
the above-mentioned laws will cause us
unhappiness if we are lucky, and kill us if
we are not.
This worldly existence may be only a
dream, but traffic fines and wheelchairs are
inclined to manifest themselves in ways
that at least appear to be quite real, while a
visit to the library is not expensive and
leaves no lasting scars.
Good judgment comes from experi-
ence. Experience comes from bad judg-
ment.
“Take care of yourself” is not simply a
quaint way to say goodbye. If the above
looks like gibberish to you, well, I am sorry
to have taken up some of the little time you
have left.
Wilbur Gregg
Eugene school bus driver
CAUSE AND EFFECT
A couple weeks ago a letter appeared
here from yet another bicyclist complain-
ing about having had bad experiences
while riding in Eugene.
At first I thought of writing directly to the
issue and have since decided against it. If I
am going to take up print space, I should say
something more useful to the naive and
wispy thinkers among us and it is this: The
Law of Natural Selection, and its corollary,
the Law of Natural Consequences, is at
work, always and everywhere.
Everything we can think of to do in this
life comes with its own set of rules. We can
SLUGGISH RECIPE
I want to take this opportune time to
thank the folks at Eugene Weekly for the
words and work that help keep the commu-
nity connected and also for obliging a new
SLUG Queen who really wants to be
heard. So thanks! Now that I have your at-
tention: Please indulge me and try out a
simply marvelous recipe for a downright
successful holiday— though I suppose it’d
come in handy for any festive occasion.
Mix a whole lot of love; fold in big
helpings of harmony; throw in a handful of
humor; sprinkle in change; strain any ex-
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