Christ and sex ethic...
We wish to thank Dr. Gerald Ehrenreich for his stimulating discussion and frank opinions concerning sex ethic.
Dr. Ehrenreich's position was stated clearly and without spectacle, probably to the disappointment of part of the audience, who no doubt came expecting to hear an advocacy of free love. Furthermore, he made it clear that the ideas were his own, and not necessarily the way, the truth and the life for anyone and everyone to follow.
However, so as not to displease anyone by turning them away in disappointment at an unspectacular address, included in the program was the performance of the state coordinator for Campus Crusade for Christ.
We, like Dr. Ehrenreich, cannot justifiably take issue with Karl Dennison's personal feelings on sex, Christianity or any other matter; a personal feeling is exactly that, to which everyone is entitled and which concerns no one but that person. But neither can we justifiably stand by and be told that one concept, one idea, one literal interpretation of the Bible is the one and only prerequisite for Christianity and the sole key to personal fulfillment.
Had Mr. Dennison made such assertions as his own opinion, as the standard by which he has chosen to live, again, we would have no argument. But as he stated several times, these were not his words ("I only wish they were"), but the words of Jesus Christ, and to live by them is the only way, regardless of faith or religion.
No more readily can we accept such ridiculous breeches of logic (term is used loosely) and manufacturing of arguments as were offered throughout Mr. Dennison's remarks.
Dr. Ehrenreich stated that (a) no sexual act, without reference to the attitudes behind it and what it expresses, is immoral; and (b) any sex act can be immoral depending on the way it is carried out. This is obviously neither a blanket condemnation nor condonation of premarital sexual activities.
Mr. Dennison's counter to this, however, is a question: Why, since most people seem to be following Dr. Ehrenreich's philosophy (implying that the name of his address might be "ALL SEX IS A-OK"), is there a need for all the psychiatrists in the country?
The logic here, in case you possibly missed it, is something like this: The Bible forbids premarital sex, therefore it is wrong; people have premarital sex anyway; since it is wrong, they feel guilty about it, become emotionally upset over it, and have to see a psychiatrist; therefore Dr. Ehrenreich is wrong.
Finally, near the end of the discussion, we are informed by Mr. Dennison that for our lives we may make one of two choices: to follow Ehrenreich, or to become Christians.
We suggest that the next time Mr. Dennison is invited to take part in a discussion that he differentiate it from a lecture on Campus Cru-sade for Christ; and, that he learn, in the words of the Reverend Conrad, another guest in the discussion, the right time to speak from the right podium.
-Jack Harrington
UP: KUPA's views noble, but...
To those of you who have so recently formed the Kansas University Progressive Alliance, congratulations. Your alleged views are as noble as any of those shared so far by a century of KU student politicians. Unfortunately, you seem to have ruined in the beginning what you hoped to accomplish in the end. For though these goals are indeed noble, you have proved in the first few hours of your existence that your alliance can never be the vehicle to accomplish these aims.
You have founded a party to remove the filth in student government; yet even while your organization remained secret, you duped the leaders of an already existing political party to appoint three of your number to the ASC. Surely dishonesty in the filling of
a council seat itself, the sole purpose of campus elections, is the grossest breach of clean government you could possible commit.
YOU ALLOWED THE president of your organization to work, supposedly faithfully, as an officer in another political party, thus placing him in a position to learn first-hand of the contacts and appointments of that party.
You have organized to unite the ASC, and in doing so have knowingly split it into more factions than ever before.
You have already destroyed one of our two existing political parties, and are now working toward the destruction of the other, thus perhaps marking the end of the two parity system, however imperfect, that our type of student government finds so necessary.
"Then Turn Down Slightly And Allow To Simmer"
YOU HAVE CAMPAIGNED and promised in the name of your former parties for the seats to which you were elected, and now mock the beliefs of those who supported you by flouting the ideals you once stood for.
Your idea is not a new one. Both of our existing parties, as well as most of those in our council's history were founded to better student government. Your alliance is publicly only three days old, but already your hypocritical actions are allowing those who might have supported you to laugh even louder at the flounderings of the ASC.
You have failed. You have demonstrated the impossibility of your alliance as a vehicle toward better student government. We can only hope that now, for the sake of the goals you profess to believe, you will reconsider your alliance and seek a more constructive means for the betterment of campus politics.
Don Chubb
President-University Party
Official Bulletin
Popular Film, 7 and 9:30 p.m. "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
Hilliell Services, 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center, 917 High Dr.
TODAY
TOMORROW
Ph.D. Exam, 10 a.m. Carl Burkens,
Engineering, 12.9 learned Engineering,
21.9 Learned Engineering
Football, 12:30 p.m. Minnesota at Minneapolis
Popular Film, 7 and 9:30 p.m. "The
Winter Queen" Liberty Valance.
Dyche Auditiongilbert
Catholic Mass 8 a.m. St. Lawrens
30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Hoeh Auditorium
SUNDAY
Oread Friends Meeting, 10:30 a.m.
Danforth Chapel.
Museum of Art Open House, 2 p.m.
Cannon Recital, 3 p.m. Albert
Goren
Crietball Club Practice, 4 p.m.
Interurban Field oppose the Robinson
Popular Film 7 and 9:30 p.m. "The
Madman" Liberty Valanes "Dyche
Auditorium."
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Daily Kansan
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Friday, September 30, 1966
Aha! This looks like a job for . . .
Live and in color
The first television station in a combat zone in South Viet Nam has been opened for the armed forces. Music, news, and television programs will be broadcast to 24,000 troops in the vicinity of Qui Nhon.
An entire broadcast network is planned for Viet Nam.
NEARLY 1,000 television sets have been sold at the Qui Nhon post exchange. More sets, it is expected, will be bought.
Gen. William C. Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in Viet Nam, said the planned television network will be "of great value" providing wholesome entertainment to the troops along with news of the world and Viet Nam.
One can see a combat patrol, tired, dirty, sweaty, tramping into camp after battle to watch such television comedies as "Hogan's Heroes," "McHale's Navy," and "Gomer Pyle, USMC." The troops probably never knew that war was so funny. And if they did not like the war spoofs, they always could watch the news and wish they were home to be a part of race riots, mass murders, student demonstrations, and all the other pleasures back in the states.
— The Daily Texan
In the space of 176 years the Lower Mississippi has shortened itself 242 miles. This is an average of a trifle over one mile and a third per year. Therefore, any calm person, who is not blind or idiotic, can see that in the Old Silurian Period, just a million years ago next November, the River was upward of 1,300,000 miles long, and stuck out over the Gulf of Mexico like a fishing rod. And by the same token, any person can see that 742 years from now the Lower Mississippi will be only a mile and three-quarters long, and Cairo and New Orleans will have joined their streets together. . .
Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi
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