OPINION
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, October 21, 1992
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Phelps'message confuses reader
Have you ever used the words love and hate in the same sentence? I heard these two words many times while conversing with Fred Phelps' advocates.
Let me first tell of my general experience and then come to my theme. I tried speaking with about six of his backers; I queried on briefly about his sign, two refused to speak with me (while subtly making their mace cans visible), and three of them I had varied conversations with.
The youngest of these three was a youth, who I guessed to be of high school age, and when I inquired why homosexuality was unnatural, he was hard-pressed to explain specifically why. I then proposed a hypothetical question to him and his friend and from their answers I was aware that their immediate concern was of being hit-on, or aggresed-upon, by homosexuals.
The eldest I spoke with was Fred's wife. She was a very nice and really sweet lady, with whom I would like to chat again (minus the other backers and family members.) She answered my questions most civilly and reasonably, and I was duly impressed that she might be the wisest of the whole lot.
The third person I spoke with gave me the most contradictions and love-haunt ambiguities. What I learned from speaking with this man (one of Phelps's sons, I was later informed) was as follows (paraphrased): God hates fags, but they (Fred's followers) are showing God's love by informing gays and lesbians of their doom, damnation into Hell. To emphasize this, I saw no signs with love, but hate was prevalent.
I believe "G god hates . . ." to be an absolute oxymoron; I believe in a Creator that gives Absolute love. Also, referring to the "God hates fags" sign
once more, I saw no signs with "God hates homosexuality" — the Bible commands hate the sin, love the sinner, but Phelps is perpetulating "By edict of God" that the sinner is hated, with no mention of the sin as a separate entity. I responded, "If God hates anybody, I'd rather go to hell." I was informed, repeatedly, that that would be my fate.
Eric Plunk Myvane senior
I would like to inform you, in all fairness to Phelps' gang, that they really were spreading the love of God, even though hate was abundant in their signs.
Singer's actions are not idiotic
Td like to address this letter to Julie Wasson, who in the oct. 16 edition of the *Kansan* wrote that Suead O'Connor promotes idiotic ideology. I would like to clarify for Ms. Wasson and the rest of those in this country who feel as she does that O'Connor's ideology is not just her own. There are many intelligent people in this world who dismiss religions as mythology and rightfully can accuse certain religions of being oppressive, repressive and just plain abusive. I admire O'Connor for having the courage to stand up for what she believes in. I think that it's important that this woman, whose celebrity status gives her the means to communicate with millions of people, is able to rouse some interest in the minds of narrow-minded thinkers.
Ultimately, what O'Connor seems to stand up for are the rights of the oppressed and forgotten. This means that she must stand up against those who put them there. I believe it can be logically concluded that O'Connor's stance against Catholicism is a just one, and I welcome any arguments against my opinion. The important thing here is that we are dealing with opinions — even though all sides may
Megan Arnaud Lawrence sophomore
move facts to back their own beliefs. Q'Connor has given the set of facts she believes in and has reasonably supported herself with them. She should not be so unjustly dismissed as idiotic. I think Ms. Wasson is a small person for so readily dismissing the logical conclusions of an intelligent and experienced woman. Freedom is not an idiotic ideology.
Dole: an enemy of U.S. education
In his column, David Frankel attempted to say that Sen. Bob Dole is a friend to education. However, Dole is not the champion of education as Mr. Frankel would have us believe. His proof that Dole is our education senator is that there is a building on campus named after him. Does this mean that Dole's voting record in favor of education is a model for others? No. Dole is one of the Senate's leading enemies of education.
According to the National Education Association, Dole's voting record on education issues is 17 percent. Dole has supported cuts in funding for Pell grants, and now fewer students receive Pell grants than ever before. The United States ranks ninth in funding for education by industrial nations. Not long before the Reagan Bush and Quayle administrations, we ranked first. As Senate Minority Leader, Dole has consistently served as the main proponent of the cuts in support for education that George Bush and Ronald Reagan have handed down.
Dole's theory for improving education is typically Republican: Pillage the funding for education at the expense of the students. It's time for a change.
Kevin Cooper
Topeka senior
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APPLE JC 1.39 M
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