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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi Wayne,<BR>
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Thanks for posting this superb response. I've saved to my Wilson file; it keeps piling up going on nine years.<BR>
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Nick<BR>
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A society grows great when old men plant the seeds of trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.<BR>
<BR>
-Greek proverb (revised by Donovan Arnold)<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com on behalf of Art Deco<BR>
Sent: Tue 4/10/2012 3:18 PM<BR>
To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>
Subject: [Vision2020] IU Student Response to Doug Wilson's Homophobia<BR>
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Indiana Daily Student - IDSnews.com<BR>
I think you mistranslated : Open letters to Doug Wilson<BR>
*By Katie Beasley* | IDS | April 09, 2012<BR>
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As Bloomington residents, we're proud to be part of a community known by<BR>
many as a "liberal oasis" in a fairly conservative state.<BR>
<BR>
Open-mindedness toward a variety of philosophies and ways of life is the<BR>
norm, and respect for diversity is striven for. Contrary to your archaic<BR>
line of thinking, our attitudes are not disgraceful or reprehensible.<BR>
<BR>
Rather, they reflect the values of a modern and progressive world in which<BR>
the inherent dignity of every human being is respected.<BR>
<BR>
As IU students, we're proud of the quality, innovative research produced by<BR>
our institution. The work of the late Alfred Kinsey and of the Kinsey<BR>
Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction has shaped and<BR>
continues to shape our understanding of human sexual health and behavior -<BR>
for the better.<BR>
<BR>
The pursuit of knowledge, free of bigotry and bias, is at the foundation of<BR>
every great university, and the field of human sexuality is of clear<BR>
importance to humanity as a whole.<BR>
<BR>
Although you would prefer us to restrict our understanding of sexuality and<BR>
the human body to those dictated by your own very narrow interpretation of<BR>
an ancient religious text, we would prefer you allow us to grow as students<BR>
and exercise our freedoms of thought and opinion, unfettered by your<BR>
baseless and hateful diatribes.<BR>
<BR>
Furthermore, your claim to represent Jesus is presumptuous and outlandish.<BR>
As described in the New Testament to which you adhere, Jesus associated<BR>
with prostitutes, gamblers, lepers and other social outcasts.<BR>
<BR>
He harshly scolded those who cast judgment upon them and elevated<BR>
themselves on pedestals of righteousness. He once said that it is easier<BR>
for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get<BR>
into heaven.<BR>
<BR>
So, tell me, Mr. Wilson, where do you, as someone who has made his fortune<BR>
touring the country and publishing works about the merits of slavery and<BR>
the dirtiness of the GLBT community, fall under the philosophy that Jesus<BR>
preached?<BR>
<BR>
Are you someone who is working to create a better world, as Jesus did? Or<BR>
are you simply a high priest, smirking haughtily in the corner, satisfied<BR>
with your own ill will and condescension?<BR>
<BR>
And before you claim your message is backed by the Old Testament, I must<BR>
ask: Do you eat shrimp and pork? Do you handle money on the Sabbath? Do you<BR>
eat grapes and drink wine made by Gentiles? Have you ever touched a<BR>
football?<BR>
<BR>
Because if you choose to rail against gays and lesbians with such spite and<BR>
fervor, you must feel just as passionately about those who break these<BR>
restrictions as well.<BR>
<BR>
Please, do us all a favor and reexamine your own contradictory beliefs<BR>
before spreading your hate in our community. Consider the implications of<BR>
your words. Perhaps even take the time to ask yourself a simple question:<BR>
What would Jesus do?<BR>
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*<BR>
<BR>
- kabeasle@indiana.edu*<BR>
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--<BR>
Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR>
art.deco.studios@gmail.com<BR>
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