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Catholicism
I am writing in regard to Anne
Steyer’s editorial (DN, Aug. 26). She
starts her article by listing some of the
issues the pope addresses. She then
goes on to say, “It’s time now for (the
pope) to lead the church into the 20th
century and address the problem of
modem Catholics.” The pope is deal
ing with the problems of modem Cath
olics; some modern Catholics just
aren't listening.
The church says sex before mar
riage is wrong. This is not easy for
many people to accept, especially in a
society which tells us it's OK. But the
church is not a democracy; we can’t
pick and choose the teachings we will
and won’t live by. Part of being Cath
olic is living by the teachings of the
church; it’s what makes us Catholic.
Steyer contradicts herself in her
article. She says, “sex only within
marriage will not erase all the other
partners, all the promiscuity.” If peo
ple waited until they were married
and lived faithful marriages, there
wouldn’t be “all the other partners.”
God gave each of us the freedom to
make our own choices in our lives.
The pope can tell Catholics how they
are supposed to act according to church
teaching, but we choose to follow it or
not.,
Kerry Hanigan
sophomore
teachers college
Correction
It is important that students and
faculty know that the Academic Suc
cess Center is still in business this
year and hopes to serve students and
faculty beyond 1994. The purpose of
this letter is to correct a significant
error (DN, Aug. 19, 1993). It was
stated that the Center served about
150 students last year. Actually, we
served about 4,000 people last year.
Kenneth Kiewra
director,
Academic Success Center
Parent’s Rights
I am so glad summer is over so I
can once again be enlightened by Sam
Kepfield’s commentary. I see that he
has now become the champion of
birth parents’ rights (DN, Aug. 25,
1993). He is worried about “doing
away with a standard, time-worn and
imperfect though it is,” that upholds
birth parents’ rights. Live in the now,
Sam.
In the case of Kimberly Mays, the
court was right not to give in to genet
ic ties and tear her world apart. At 14,
she is perfectly capable of expressing
her desire to stay with the loving
parent she calls ‘dad.’ She is certainly
more capable than a judge, lawyer,
geneticist and even Sam Kepfield. I
do not think much ambiguity exists
here, and we can risk challenging a
time-worn standard. Tearing a child
—, —— .. ..—
away from his or her family does not
support your family values, Kepfield.
It destroys them.
Steve Dunder
senior
psychology/pre-medicine
Activism
In response to Mark Baldridge’s
Aug. 24 column, I suggest that his
stated inability to “tell people what’s
wrong and what to do about it” and the
paralysis that comes from his being
overwhelmed by his own response to
evil in the world is really just a pseu
do-philosophical cop-out resulting
from the complacency bred by his
own privileged position at the top of
the social heap. In most societies, and
here, too, for many, people simply
cannot afford to be apolitical and
passive — the stakes are too high.
Were it not for activism, who knows
where the civil rights movement (to
name but one obvious example) in
this country might be today. Baldridge
uses his all-or-nothing attitude to ab
solve himself from any social respon
sibility and attempt at social change.
It’s a trite cliche I’ll admit, but I
would suggest to Baldridge—you’re
either part of the solution orpart of the
problem.
Tim Janda
Department of English
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