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The Shedd Institute www.theshedd.org - 541.434.7000 Parke & Lisa Blundon Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Thu March 2 level of inclusiveness. We are in a fight for the soul of this nation, and we cannot make any excuses for inaction. “Your silence gives consent,” as Martin Luther King Jr. warned. Christopher and Deb Michaels Eugene LOONY LEFTIES As someone who has lived abroad on four continents and seven states in the U.S., I decided years ago that this area had the best people and most amazing environ- ment. This is my home, and you are my extended family. That said, I am deeply embarrassed and disappointed with many of us who are acting like children having a temper tantrum. What has changed in the past 20 years is that today’s discontented would have failed to inspire and challenge my younger self like those of the late ’90s did. The majority of today’s malcontents seem weak, unable to give a logical expla- nation and overly emotional. I’m no fan of government, and I don’t pick sides. Everyone I see rioting and cry- ing today seems like Barack Obama/Hill- ary Clinton sympathizers needing a diaper change, rather than independent, strategic and logical humans. Here’s a word to the wise: The more ri- diculous and violent your protests become, the more you turn people against you. You call Trump and his supporters fascists, yet who is silencing free speech, burning flags and books, setting buildings and cars on fire, shooting cops, and committing vio- lence against those who disagree? The Left of today looks more and more like the Bolshevik party. I expect better of people I choose to live with. Jason Ellis Creswell HOLY VEGETARIANISM March 2 marked the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period preceding Easter when many Christians abstain from animal foods in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fast- ing in the wilderness before launching his ministry. The call to refrain from eating animals is as old as the Bible. In Genesis 1:29, God commands humans to eat only plants, and the Prophet Isaiah predicts that “none will hurt or destroy on God’s holy mountain.” A number of Christian leaders have fol- lowed the call, including Methodist found- er John Wesley, Salvation Army founders William and Catherine Booth, Seventh-day Adventist Church founder Ellen G. White and prominent evangelical leader Franklin Graham. A meat-free diet is not just about Chris- tian devotion. Dozens of medical studies have linked consumption of animal prod- ucts with elevated risk of heart failure, stroke, cancer and other killer diseases. A United Nations report named meat produc- tion as the largest source of greenhouse gases and water pollution. Undercover investigations have documented farm animals being caged, crowded, mutilated, beaten and shocked. Lent offers a superb opportunity to hon- or Christ’s powerful message of compas- sion, but also to protect the health of our family and our planet Earth by adopting a meat-free diet. Edward Newland Eugene CULTURAL APPROPRIATION In regards to the letter(s) suggesting the renaming of Skinner Butte to “Ya-Po-Ah,” I would like to remind those interested that we have already used that name for one of Eugene’s landmark buildings. What better way to pay tribute to the Kalapuya Indians then name a monolithic monstrosity of a building Ya-Po-Ah? I am sure the tribe is proud of Eugene for this honor. John Carlson Eugene Fri March 3 Jake Shimabukuro Con & Mary Sheffer Chuck Redd My Finest Hour March 9 Dervish March 22 Other shows coming up at The Shedd 3.19 MTTA: Puttin’ On The Ritz - The Songs of Irving Berlin 3.21 The Shedd Choral Society 3.23 Keola Beamer & Jeff Peterson 3.24 Davina & The Vagabonds 3.30 Ana Popovic 4.6 Carl Woideck: Miles Davis 4.14 Honey Whiskey Trio 4.15 A Night of Vocal Arts 4.20 Väsen 4.22 Alasdair Fraser / Natalie Haas 4.26 Helen Sung 5.03 Marc Cohn 5.04-7 Evynne Hollens CSP IV eugeneweekly.com • March 2, 2017 5
