Intolerance goes both ways
I was appalled by Jennifer Shane’s article,
“Religion
used to promote agenda“ (Daily Bruin, Nov. 26).
Shane should admit that she is not a Christian. A Christian
would understand the foundation of his or her religion. Instead,
Shane questions the authenticity of the Bible, the existence of the
Trinity, and the belief that God created everything. Her ignorance
of her own religion is truly shameful and embarrassing.
In addition, she unsuccessfully tries to justify her
self-righteousness by being intolerant of conservatives and their
views. Intolerance is intolerance whether it’s against a
white homosexual man or a white heterosexual man.
Diana Geng Alumna Class of 2001
No ideology can claim Christianity
I am writing this letter in response to Cody Cass’ article
“Conservative
leaders misappropriate Christian values,” (Daily Bruin,
Nov. 16).
In his article, Cass argues that the use of
“liberal” and “Christian” should be nearly
synonymous in the ears of the American public, where
“right-wingers have claimed Christianity as their own to
disguise their glass houses as brick.”
“Liberal” and “conservative” are
divisive political terms, referring specifically to dichotomous
groupings within the many political systems of the world. In
contrast, Christianity is not a political system. It is a way of
living and dying, a way of perceiving the temporal world and the
world to come.
Christianity no more belongs to a liberal than it does to a
conservative. I agree with Cass that there are many elements of
conservatism that strictly oppose the teachings of Jesus Christ,
namely capital punishment, the blind promotion of big business, a
stingy sense of social welfare, intolerance, etc. But liberalism is
guilty as well. Liberals often promote abortion, ignoring the
rights of womb-inhabiting children.
Liberals support a blaring campaign for homosexuality on
campuses across the nation, but persistently fight to mute the
voices of the religious with legislation. Liberals are equally
guilty of intolerance. If one disagrees with a liberal point of
view, he or she is automatically deemed an outcast of the liberal
regime, only to suffer under emotional labels of bigotry, racism
and intolerance.
Christianity is not a part of this dispute. because it is not
about divisiveness, but about unity despite differences and
disagreements.
Jeffrey Parola Fifth-year Music
Bruin football in poor state
As a UCLA alumnus it’s hard to write
this. However, the UCLA football program is in total
disarray. When history continues to repeat itself, illustrated
in the continued middle to end of season drop off in performance,
undisciplined behavior on and off the field by several team
members, and an unfounded arrogance not sustained by on-field
performance ““ the lack of coaching becomes obvious.
When a TV announcer during the USC game stated that Matt Ball
came out before the game and spit on the USC logo, an exclamation
point was added to my frustration with this display of
immaturity.
One of the greatest and classiest players of all time, Walter
Payton, said that when you score a touchdown you should act
like you’ve done it before. Unfortunately, Bruin football
under coach Bob Toledo talks mostly of the expectation of
championships but produces a resounding thud on and off the
field.
Bill Hoban Walnut Creek