Letters to the Editor
Preachers out of line
I have never written a letter to the editor for the simple fact that really nothing on campus has affected me in such a way that I needed to speak up. Yet, something has happened that stuck with me.
While I was walking to a class through the Free Speech Area there was a crowd of people around a speaker preaching about religion and God. This is a common sight for me so I usually pay no attention to the people my peers and I have named the “screamers.”
Through the yelling and arguing between the preacher and students he posed the question if anyone had engaged in premarital sex. This was at first seen as humorous as some people clapped and others raised their hands in approval.
He then went on to say that we were all “whores and whoremongers.” For me, this was the final straw.
I have no problem with people trying to spread their religion and extend their beliefs to the public if they believe this is their calling and duty in life. Yet, this does not give them the right, Free Speech Area or not, to make invalid judgments about the student body.
To say the campus is full of prostitutes and their solicitors is damaging to the campus’ reputation. We all have the right to be proud of who we are and the right to demand respect for it. Does this no longer include religious beliefs?
Everyone has the right to believe in whatever they find to be true, so why are they allowed to make judgments against other students because of some peoples’ actions? Every person on campus deserves the right to be accepted for who they are.
Alyssa Glaum
Liberal studies senior
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