2008 Woodie Awards
Fetuses flashed, sanity flees
Issue date: 10/8/07 Section: Op-Ed
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Like it or not, the Repent America evangelist preachers came out to WCU last week and, well, they preached. While most would agree that they probably did not accomplish their objectives of convincing non-Christians to accept Jesus Christ into their lives and convincing pregnant students not to abort their children, what they did accomplish is far more important.
They got a quiet campus talking. They even made students angry. The protests, at times, were laughable. There is a news story about Repent America on the front page of this issue, but here is a more in-depth recap, in case you missed the festivities:
The group began to set up shop around 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 5. Presumably parking behind Sykes, three members staked out the handicap ramp leading to Sykes. The rest began the march to Main Hall and the academic quad. Some carried signs that were bigger than their children, who, by the way, were walking next to them handing out anti-abortion pamphlets with photos of aborted fetuses on them. If you ever thought it was difficult to say no to a child, you have never been offered photos of bloodied babies aborted late in the third trimester. Boy, is that tough to resist.
Once all of the remaining members arrived outside of Main Hall, Repent America's director, Michael Marcavage, began to strategically place his group's members throughout the quad for maximum exposure. "More people will see you if you go here," he said to a man with a large sign with a Bible verse on it, gesturing towards the pathway leading to Ruby Jones Hall.
The group even had a guitarist. We didn't get his name, but we're sure it will be well known after Universal Records signs him to a 10-year deal. He was singing a song that didn't seem to have a name, but instantly became stuck in our heads as we're sure it was designed to. Ohhhh, how did it go?
It's a baby
Not a blob
It's a baby
Not a molecular glob
It's a baby
They got a quiet campus talking. They even made students angry. The protests, at times, were laughable. There is a news story about Repent America on the front page of this issue, but here is a more in-depth recap, in case you missed the festivities:
The group began to set up shop around 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 5. Presumably parking behind Sykes, three members staked out the handicap ramp leading to Sykes. The rest began the march to Main Hall and the academic quad. Some carried signs that were bigger than their children, who, by the way, were walking next to them handing out anti-abortion pamphlets with photos of aborted fetuses on them. If you ever thought it was difficult to say no to a child, you have never been offered photos of bloodied babies aborted late in the third trimester. Boy, is that tough to resist.
Once all of the remaining members arrived outside of Main Hall, Repent America's director, Michael Marcavage, began to strategically place his group's members throughout the quad for maximum exposure. "More people will see you if you go here," he said to a man with a large sign with a Bible verse on it, gesturing towards the pathway leading to Ruby Jones Hall.
The group even had a guitarist. We didn't get his name, but we're sure it will be well known after Universal Records signs him to a 10-year deal. He was singing a song that didn't seem to have a name, but instantly became stuck in our heads as we're sure it was designed to. Ohhhh, how did it go?
It's a baby
Not a blob
It's a baby
Not a molecular glob
It's a baby
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