IN RESPONSE TO: Students protest religious activists on McKinley
Posted Monday
I think what happened at the Scramble Light [Monday] was the perfect reaction. I fully supported the counter-demonstrations: "No Hate [at Ball] State." It is time to put an end to racist and homophobic ideology. As a Christian, I was appalled ... hate is not a family value.
Amanda Haskett
IN RESPONSE TO: Students protest religious activists on McKinley
Posted Tuesday
One of the interesting points that [David] Woroniecki tends to preach is the evil nature of the university school system, not only across America but across the world. The idea that further education draws one's attention away from God is not a new idea but has in fact been around for ages. The ignorance of this man is amazing to me, though. It is further education which allows people to study divinity. ...
As a religious studies major, I have gained far more from my time at Ball State University by studying the Bible, the 'Gita, the Torah and other Jewish scripture, the Quran and many other holy texts of other religions than by marching my family across America and preaching hate based on Bible verses that don't even correspond to my message.
Chris Allen
IN RESPONSE TO: Students protest religious activists on McKinley
Posted Tuesday
I am all for freedom of religion and expression, but I think it's taking it too far when you try to force your views onto others, especially in this way.
Justin Veverka
IN RESPONSE TO: Students protest religious activists on McKinley
Posted Tuesday
Does anyone see the bigger issue at stake here? ... Does it matter these people were expressing their views, no matter how dissenting they were or are, and they got sent home for it?
I don't want a nation that suppresses hate. By that, I don't mean I want or that I am for hate in any regard. ... I am not anti-Semitic, nor anti-homosexual, nor anti-Christian, nor any other anti out there - except for anti-censorship.
If people believe these things, they should NEVER be disallowed to speak them, just as people should never be disallowed to express the opposite opinions of acceptance and community.
I personally feel that it is better for a society to allow the free exchange of any belief, even hateful, rather than to have a society that seeks to suppress any belief, even the seemingly "noble" cause of suppressing hate speech. ...
Why do we need to sign slips to allow us the permission to demonstrate? Isn't that an inherent right? To peacefully assemble? To speech?
Christopher Newgent
IN RESPONSE TO: Not just another day
Posted Wednesday
I was one of those people engaging in conversation with one of the young ladies. It was interesting to see how different people react differently. I myself just wanted to find out more about what they believe, so I was asking her questions. ... Another person ... started yelling at her.
It was refreshing to see such debate going on. Granted, it wasn't much of a debate ... as the Woroniecki family is not open to any debate. ... Still, it was good to see people talking about it.
Kevin Torwelle
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