Professor says that nationalism
makes religion a second loyalty
By David G. Young
Staff Reporter
Christian leaders should concentrate on
saving souls and stay out of the political
process, according to an ethicist from Duke
University.
Stanley Hauerwas, a professor of theo
logical ethics at Duke’s Divinity School, spoke
to a group of nearly 100 people at Nebraska
Wesleyan University’s McDonald Theater
Friday.
Hauerwas criticized the sovereign nation
system, which he said governs today’s world.
He said that nationalism has hurt religion by
making it a second loyalty.
“The nation-state has taken the place of
God,” he said. “I, myself, would prefer the
imperialism of the papacy to the current nation
state system. Being asked to die for the church
is like being asked to die for the phone
company. But people dogiveaway lifefor(the)
state.”
Hauerwas said that the strong church
leadership present in the Middle Ages would be
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appropriate today. The current system, he said,
has centered around failed ideals.
“Unfortunately, America has the distinction
of being founded on a failed theory — the
theory of human rights,” Hauerwas said.
This foundation, he said, has led to a
breakdown of basic morality.
“Justice is a code word that (means) it’s
probably all right to kill some person in the
name of some cause,” Hauerwas said.
Because of these problems with the nation
state system, Hauerwas said, church leaders
should avoid political involvement.
“The political task of Christians is to be a
church rather than to try to transform the
world,” he said.
Hauerwas noted that many who shun church
involvement in politics are hypocritical. An
example, he said, are liberal Protestant
churches who criticize Jerry Falwell for his
work in the political area.
The same churches supported Martin Luther
King, Jr., Hauerwas said. He said the churches
criticize Fal well solely because “they don ’ t like
his politics.”
5 are sex can be pleasurable
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sexual way and skin contact When sexual
contact progresses to the kissing stage, people
should be careful, he said.
“From very, very low risk to very, very nigh
risk there are lots of factors involved,” he ^aid.
Then Taylor showed a presentation on how
safe sex can be pleasurable.
The presentation showed different ways of
having safe sex, such as massage, cuddling,
practice of safe sex methods in a group, group
masturbation and condoms used during oral
sex, ana! sex and vaginal sex.
After the presentation, Taylor asked for
comments from students, but received few.
“We’re not used to viewing people’s
sexuality, but this is an age where we really
have to get over that,” Taylor said. “Ignorance
is a death sentence.”
Guard injured in auto accident
From Staff Reports
State Fair Park guard Charles Venegar was
listed in serious condition Sunday afternoon at
Lincoln General Hospital following an
accident Friday when a pickup truck smashed
through a guardhouse at the park’s front gate.
The pickup was driven by Mitchell Widler,
18, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student
Widler was dismissed from Lincoln General
Hospital on Saturday.
Lt. Albert Maxey of the Lincoln Police
Department said the incident occurred at 4:46
a.m. Friday morning at the 17th and Court
streets entrance to the fairgrounds.
Widler was northbound on 17th and
apparently lost control of his pickup and
collided with the guardhouse, Maxey said.
The pickup Widler was driving sustained an
estimated $6,000 in damage and the
guardhouse had $50,000 to $60,000 in damage,
Maxey said.
Widler has not been cited, Maxey said,
pending a conference with the county attorney.
Two-vehicle accident
Nebraska City rescue officials work to remove an unidentified woman
from her car Saturday night after a two-vehicle accident four miles south
of Nebraska City on Highway 75. Otoe County deputy sheriff Rod
Williamson said preliminary investigations indicated that the rear axle of
the woman’s car broke, causing a tire to come off and throwing the car
across the median into the path of an oncoming van. Two people
involved in the crash were treated and released from St. Mary’s Hospital
in Nebraska City.
Audience members surprised
at attendance, media show
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sexually transmitted diseases.
Ten people were interviewed at the
workshop, although some asked not to be
identified.
Colleen Kibbie-Vest of Omaha said she
thought the presentation was one of the
more “pleasant” safe sex presentations
she has seen.
“The multi-media (presentation) was
real interesting to me,” she said. “It gives
you a better tolerance for all kinds of sexual
experiences.”
Wilkenson said the multi-media show
“wasn’t the most easy thing for me to sit
through.”
Kibbie-Vest said she was surprised at
the lack of attendance at the workshop.
“This is amazing there aren’t more
people here,” Kibbie-Vest said of the 30
people at the event. “I’m appalled about
the size of the audience.”
Shannon Fiene Dennis of Lincoln
agreed that more people should have at
tended the event.
“I think it’s things that are really impor
tant to know,” she said.
Kibbie-Vest and Fiene Dennis said they
also plan to change their sexual habits.
Fiene Dennis said attending the work
shop will “cause more creativity” in her
sexual activities.
Dwight Miller of Lincoln said he al
ready practices safe sex, but he thought the
workshop was still a positive experience.
“It just reiterates the fact and refreshes
your memory,” Miller said.
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