[Vision2020] IU Student Response to Doug Wilson's Homophobia

[Art Deco]

Nick,

Here are links to other IU student comments and articles:

http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=86635

http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=86652

w.


On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Gier, Nicholas <ngier at uidaho.edu> wrote:

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