Re: Paula Eckman's Nov. 14 response to another letter -- I'm sorry to say that sometimes the truth hurts. Perhaps you don't see eye to eye with the person who wrote the letter about condom machines, however correct they may be. But my real reason for writing is to address your misuse of a scriptural quotation. "Judge not lest ye be judged" is perhaps the most misused reference in all of scripture. It's used as a crutch for those who don't want to accept what they (or someone else) are doing is wrong, especially when pointed out by another party. Judging in this reference -- you can't take items out of context; you must read the whole story -- is about being a hypocrite and judging. If the person who wrote the letter you responded to partakes in raucous orgies on a weekly basis, you're correct to say this to him, for he's being hypocritical. However, pointing out the truth once you have examined your own heart is no longer judging, merely a statement of fact. As the saying goes, Ms. Eckman, "Sometimes, the truth hurts."

I make no judgement in this statement for that isn't my job. I state my position, you've stated yours, and we disagree. I happen to agree with the writer of the original letter (Jonathan Douglas Barry, Nov. 12). In my Penn State days, I surely would not have. I was quite possibly the most obnoxious drunkard in town, just a vile and immoral person. However, I have been changed. I have been "saved," as you put it. I can only hope the same for you and your peers.