Lied Center, anti-feminism, DN column criticized
Stock’s defense
of homosexuality
flawed, inaccurate
In response to Michael Stock’s
blasphemous column (DN, April 12)
on “tight theology,” I would like to
point out some errors Mr. Stock has
made in his futile attempt to condone
homosexuality.
Mr. Stock’s first argument refut
ing Biblical truths is based solely on
the number of pages in the Word.
Nothing further needs to be said about
this terribly weak argument, which
just happens to be his argument.
Mr. Stock then tried his hand at
explaining several passages of Scrip
ture in order to somehow condone
homosexuality. He used Leviticus
18:22, which states, “Thou shalt not
lie with mankind as with womankind:
It is an abomination.” Mr. Stock at
tempts to explain that an abomination
means “distasteful” and taste “is a
question of opinion.” This is a natural
response, further proving the con
stant struggle by many to justify all
types of immoral activity. To Mr.
Slock, opinion is the only moral foun
dation on which to stand because as II
Corinthians 4:4 says, unbelievers are
blind in ihe. Imlh
To correct Mr. Stock’s poor re
search and interpretation, the original
Hebrew word for abomination is
towebah, which is something morally
disgusting and repugnant to God. I
hope this clears up any confusion
over the question of whether or not
God accepts homosexuality as an
alternative lifestyle.
The remainder of Mr. Stock’s ar
ticle attempts to explain Biblical
passages in this same manner and
thus it is not necessary to take any
more space refuting such foolishness.
Rejecting the truth of the Bible is an
act for which you will someday be
held accountable and that is up to
you. If you don’t believe the Bible,
then don’t believe it. But why do you
attempt to use the Bible to condone
an activity clearly labeled as sin when
you don’t even believe in the Book in
the first place?
The ultimate question is whether
or not the Bible is inspired by God. II
Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is
inspired by God . . .’’ You either
believe it all or you don’t. However,
I don’t expect you to understand this
because I Cor. 1:18 says, “For the
Word of the cross is to those who are
perishing foolishness, but to us who
are being saved it is the power of
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Next time, Mr. Stock, try to ex
plain I Cor. 6:9-10, “Or do you not
know that the unrighteous shall not
inherit the kingdom of God? Do not
be deceived; neither fornicators, nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effemi
nate, nor HOMOSEXUALS, nor
thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunk
ards, nor revilers, nor swindlers shall
inherit the kingdom of God.” Note
the company with which God places
homosexuals.
Please be more careful in your
next attempt at being a theologian.
Thank you.
Jason Dworak
junior
finance
Michael Hoffort
junior
accounting
Lied could cut
costs, reduce
ticket price
In the April 16 Daily Nebraskan,
Jack Goebel indicated that revenues
for the Lied Center would be below
the forecast level. Because of this,
Lied officials have been asked to look
at the expense side of their budget. As
a frequent customer of the Lied, I’d
like to suggest that they also look to
the revenue side of the budget.
I’ve attended several performances
in the past year where the house was
approximately half full (I’m an opti
mist, or I’d have said half empty).
Although I’m not an economist, I
think that one of their maxims applies
-LETTERS tTh°e EDITOR
here: When faced with a choice, the
business will make every move which
is expected to bring a marginal loss”
(quoted in Elbert V. Bowden,
‘Abridged Economics: The Science
of Common Sense).
On the nights when it is evident
that there is not a sellout, call the
dormitories, the sororities, the frater
nities, even the old-folks homes, and
offer seats for some nominal fee.
perhaps $2. It would have to be done
early in the evening, say 5 or 6 p.m.,
to give the people time to prepare, but
it would provide the following bene
fits: First, it would provide additional
revenue above and beyond what would
normally be collected; second, by
reducing the risk, it would introduce
people who might never attend a
performance to the arts; third, some
of these people would undoubtedly
like the performance enough to be
come regular patrons, thereby increas
ing future revenues; and fourth, since
the acoustics seem to be better with a
full house, everyone attending would
benefit.
There is precedent for this type of
revenue enhancement: The airlines
offer cheaper standby fares, and I
recall buying last-minute seats at a
reduced price for New York shows.
On the cost-cutting issue, I suggest
they cut the number of articles in the
programs, usecheaper paper and print
enough programs so that each cus
tomer can have one. Although the
articles are well-written and informa
tive, it appears that nowhere on the
campuses of this university can they
find sufficient writers to avoid recy
cling the same articles from program
to program. This is a waste of space,
hence a waste of money. People are
there to attend a work of art, not learn
about paper-making.
Kevin Coulson
graduate student
business
Lied patrons
shouldn’t occupy
students’ parking
I have been a non-traditional stu
dent at UNL since 1984. As a non
traditional student, I have always had
to hunt for parking anywhere close to
classes. It wasn’t a problem until about
two years ago when the university
started making more and more park
ing areas “reserved” areas until the
time most evening classes begin. I
finally decided last fall to invest the
money in a parking sticker for certain
reserved lots so that I would have a
place to park for my evening classes.
I’ve not had a problem with any of
these lots until the other night. There
usually is at least one place that isn’t
reserved. If the problem would have
been that the lot was full, 1 would
have been a little upset but I also
realise the parking permit does not
guarantee me a spot.
However, last night made me very,
very angry. When I got to my usual
lot (just east of the Lied Center), I
found that it had been roped off with
no parking allowed from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m. The lot was over half empty. I
was not the only person having to try
to turn around in that alley and then
find other parking. The sign did not
indicate why we couldn’t park there;
however, since I saw a commercial
bus out in front of the Lied Center, I
assume it was for an event there.
I’m sure the Lied Center is a great
place — heaven knows enough money
was spent on it. So why didn’t the
planners also plan for a parking lot? I
do not feel it is in the least bit fair for
the parking lot reserved for students
and teachers (for which we pay) to be
“borrowed” for events at the Lied
Center. I’ve seen letters in the Lin
coln Journal-Star stating that patrons
don’t want to have to walk two or
three blocks and you can’t find park
ing closer. Sorry about that — talk to
the planners. Don’t take our parking
that we pay for and use all the lime!
Janilh A. Lane
junior
business
Admitting women
to all-male schools
would be beneficial
Our colleague, Mr. A.M. Hedrick,
has written a letter (DN, April 11)
arguing that because women have
been mistreated (his euphemism for
rape, perhaps?) and harassed at other
military institutions, they should not
be admitted to the Citadel or the Vir
ginia Military Institute as this would
create new places for harassment to
occur.
We wish to point out that using
that very same logic, one could say
that because women studying physics
at other schools suffer harassment,
UNL’s physics and astronomy de
partment should not accept women as
majors, graduate students or profes
sors. This is clearly absurd: Avoiding
a problem is not the same as solving
it.
Sexual harassment of women oc
curs when someone is unable to deal
with women as human equals. Its
least severe forms are caused by igno
rance; at worst, it springs from active
malice. In either case, all-male schools
provide a congenial place for it to
fester. We do not wish to imply that
all men attending all-male schools
are sexist, but in a situation where one
has no female peers, these attitudes
cannot be brought to light and cor
rected.
With increasing numbers of women
entering the armed services, it is in
creasingly probable that a Citadel
graduate will encounter women as
subordinates, comrades and command
ers. It would certainly benefit “the
Citadel Man” to be able to interact
with these women in a mature and
professional manner. Acting like a
sexist asshole does not honor the
reputation of h Citadel Man.
After pondering the idea of unisex
greek houses, we conclude that it has
no relevance to the issue. Although a
fraternity member may live in an all
male house, the university setting with
its classes, committees and clubs
provides many opportunities for inter
action with women. All-male schools,
in contrast, cannot provide their stu
dents with these opportunities. On the
other hand, any group of students
who v’ish to create a coed greek house
is free to do so. This concept already
has been incorporated into the UNL
residence hall structure.
Throughout his letter, Mr. Hedrick
fails to produce a single rational argu
ment in favor of all-male military
academies. Instead, he uses emotional,
anti-feminist rhetoric. We find it troub
ling that he cannot discuss these is
sues in a calm, rational manner.
In closing, we would like to com
menton Mr. Hedrick’s unwritten, but
implied, statement that if men’s schools
are opened to women, women’s schools
should be opened to men. We agree.
Nancy M. Sauer
graduate teaching assistant
Dept, of Physics and Astronomy
Lisa M. Wiese
graduate research assistant
Dept, of Physics and Astronomy
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