2008 Woodie Awards
Wide-spread campus protesting
Adam Franz
Issue date: 10/30/06 Section: Forum
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I started my Wednesday morning earlier than usual, because I wanted to get to the library and check my e-mail, Facebook, and get a cup of peppermint tea. Once Main Hall came into view I saw a solitary man with two small children with a propped sign counseling me to "Turn to God" and reminding me, "There is no place for the Devil."
Since this is my fourth year, I've become acclimated to the semester gathering of the militant anti-abortionists. But, seeing only one man there preaching, I grew optimistic adn thought "maybe their numbers had dwindled so much, that maybe this man was their only voice."
That optimism was quickly quelled.
By two o' clock, they had a megaphone, about a dozen followers in the quad and something that was new: their members had expanded their signs, and their messages all across campus. There were sign holders in front of Sykes; they were camped out under the trees outside of Old Library, and across the street from the Breaks truck. So, to put it simply, I was wrong. Not only had their numbers seemed to grow, so had their fervor for being Pro-Life and against homosexuals.
Like the past years, they had those gruesome and gory posters and signs with mangled fetuses, and the one that always caught my attention: the head of the baby in tongs missing a jaw.
I did however, find the gore in those posters to be somewhat appropriate and gave the quad what it was lacking: the Spirit of Halloween!
After all, when this is printed it will be All Hallow's Eve and for the past two weeks basic cable networks have been showing horror films incessantly to get us in the mood for trick-or-treating. The fundamentalist "Christians" unintentionally aided in my holiday cheer. I asked one of them, "Say, did you get those pictures from the set of Saw III?"
No response.
All joking aside, they do bring something to the campus. I've never seen so many different groups unite like when they're on campus. I don't see the LGBTQA as strong as when "Homosexuality is Sin" is on a banner in the academic quad. More importantly, I don't see so many people exercise their free speech as when those antagonists arm themselves with Bibles on our campus. And for me personally, they inspired this article.
Since this is my fourth year, I've become acclimated to the semester gathering of the militant anti-abortionists. But, seeing only one man there preaching, I grew optimistic adn thought "maybe their numbers had dwindled so much, that maybe this man was their only voice."
That optimism was quickly quelled.
By two o' clock, they had a megaphone, about a dozen followers in the quad and something that was new: their members had expanded their signs, and their messages all across campus. There were sign holders in front of Sykes; they were camped out under the trees outside of Old Library, and across the street from the Breaks truck. So, to put it simply, I was wrong. Not only had their numbers seemed to grow, so had their fervor for being Pro-Life and against homosexuals.
Like the past years, they had those gruesome and gory posters and signs with mangled fetuses, and the one that always caught my attention: the head of the baby in tongs missing a jaw.
I did however, find the gore in those posters to be somewhat appropriate and gave the quad what it was lacking: the Spirit of Halloween!
After all, when this is printed it will be All Hallow's Eve and for the past two weeks basic cable networks have been showing horror films incessantly to get us in the mood for trick-or-treating. The fundamentalist "Christians" unintentionally aided in my holiday cheer. I asked one of them, "Say, did you get those pictures from the set of Saw III?"
No response.
All joking aside, they do bring something to the campus. I've never seen so many different groups unite like when they're on campus. I don't see the LGBTQA as strong as when "Homosexuality is Sin" is on a banner in the academic quad. More importantly, I don't see so many people exercise their free speech as when those antagonists arm themselves with Bibles on our campus. And for me personally, they inspired this article.
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pacp
posted 10/31/06 @ 1:34 AM EST
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It is very simple to be saved and takes only a minute to explain. Please let me show you how to go to Heaven from the Bible, God's Word. (Continued…)
Jason Storms
posted 11/01/06 @ 7:01 PM EST
I am the "ringleader in the black hoodie" mentioned in the above article. Your quote is untrue. I am not sure if someone lied to you or if you simply chose to make it up yourself. (Continued…)
pacp
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