Wagner misses God’s point
Kimberly Wagner’s commentary (“Gays violate God’s canon,” ODE, March 15), has convinced me. I’m now completely convinced that the God of Ms. Wagner and our bigot president is an ignorant child, a moody baby who seems to have granted us free will as a goof. If God is even slightly concerned about homosexual love with all the hopelessness, death, starvation, war, lies, and idolatry in this country alone, then God’s priorities are ridiculously misplaced. There is not enough love in the world for anyone, God included, to condemn it for being between two people of the same gender.
And as for God’s canon, what is it but one book made by men (not God) almost 2,000 years ago? The Bible is no more the word of God than this letter. If your God lives and thinks only as one old book surmises, Ms. Wagner, he is as dead as the trees that make up its pages. And rightfully so, if he has nothing better to do than condemn those who have the courage to love each other in these times. For what it’s worth, I believe that for a living God to exist in our world, God must be in those moments where we are brave enough to love one another and have compassion without judgment, without prejudice, without some illusion of God as a judge, jury, and executioner who condemns and kills in accordance with our own flawed morals.

Matt Chorpenning

senior

theatre arts

Emerald ignores fraternity services
As a fraternity member, I am very distraught that the Emerald, an unbiased organization, would only print one side of the story (“Fraternity incidents elude University sanctions,” ODE, March 12). Only until the end of the article did you even remotely mention community service, scholarship and philanthropy. These are the bases of all fraternal organizations on campus and nationwide. One mistake shouldn’t rise to the top of the headlines and overshadow the greater good that we achieve for the community.
If you report on our mistakes, at least have the decency to report on the good that the greek community is doing as well. Running an article on greek philanthropy will only help the charity involved. All of the proceeds go to such good causes, and the Emerald constantly demeans that by running articles that almost demand looking down upon greek organizations. The greek community does make mistakes, just like any other group of students; but the fact of the matter is, because members of fraternities and sororities make up more than 11 percent of the undergraduate student body, our flaws show up more than those of a smaller group of students would. I am not one to sugarcoat things; mistakes have been made and repercussions have been felt. I am not trying to “change the system,” but instead I am asking you to open your eyes and your mind, and glance at the other aspect of greek life, the good side.

Walter Jones

freshman

undeclared