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[ Friday, April 19, 2002 ]

Letter to the Editor
Don't bash Christianity, other people's faiths

In response to Thinking people do not hate Christians, I will say you are nothing but a hypocrite. You speak outright about "fallacies" and beliefs that we impose on people. I will say that some people don't show true Christianity. You say we should love and accept them, but you mention us as brainwashing and absurd.

If I were to use obscene words and gestures for homosexuals, but say we should accept them, then I will be violating your plea to treat you like a human. I do not believe homosexuality is right because of my beliefs. I sin everyday, so I won't pass judgment on someone who is a homosexual. I can be nice to homosexuals, and still not agree with what they are doing -- a point you tried to make against Christians.

It is amazing how many people ran to God when the bombings occurred, but just a week before bashed Him. Our country was founded on religious principles, and yet people are still fighting to get them out -- except for when something bad happens cause they are scared. Someone once told me that it was OK for him to not believe and OK for me to believe. We could live our lives the same following our own values, me as a Christian. If there is no God, we both die the same death happy and satisfied, but if there is a God, how did it hurt me to believe? It takes a lot of faith to believe in something you can't see.

Derek Gearhart
senior-kinesiology
 



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