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<DIV><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
face=Verdana size=4>From: <EM>The Daily News</EM>
09-14-06</FONT> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">Published:
09-14-2006 </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><B>Columnist spreads
prejudice </B></DIV>
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<P>I urge the people of Moscow to read Ed Iverson’s column (Opinion, Sept. 9
& 10). I realize my 27 years of medical practice does not compare to his
wisdom, and I don’t have the space here to refute his slanted statistics about
disease and sexuality, so suffice it to say I humbly disagree. </P>
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<P>I routinely see spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) in the first trimester
of pregnancy and have known gynecologists who perform first trimester abortions.
The image of a doctor “plunging a fork into a child’s head … in the very act of
birth” is beyond ludicrous. <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>And the connection
between abortion and foie gras? Only a schizophrenic off their medicines could
make that one.</FONT></STRONG> </P>
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<P>But that is not why I am writing. I would ask the people of this community to
read Iverson’s column and ask: Is it written with humility or arrogance? Is it
tolerant or intolerant? Does it come from love or hatred? What would Jesus
write? </P>
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<P>I am the father of a gay son (whose picture happened to be in that same day’s
paper in the 9/11 story). God created him gay just like he created me straight.
I have seen him hurt too many times when nasty people like Ed Iverson spread
their prejudices under the cover of religion. </P>
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<P>I would be a hypocrite to call myself a Christian because I cannot live up to
the Christian philosophy of selflessness, loving one’s enemies, and rejecting
personal wealth. Now I have another reason to avoid the label. That is to avoid
being associated with people like Ed Iverson and the institution of Christ
Church which he represents. </P>
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<P><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Maybe if we all boycott the businesses downtown
that support Christ Church we can help. Sometimes if you deny a cancer it’s
blood supply, it goes away. </FONT></STRONG></P>
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<P><B><B>Jay Hunter M.D.,</B></B> Moscow </P></SPAN></FONT></BODY></HTML>