Dear Editor,
I have read much about how academic environments demonize those with religious beliefs that do not conform to political correctness. The recent Plan B column on Nov. 7, however, confirmed my suspicions. In a nutshell, Kevin Cobb and Mat Coe brand the evangelical minister Jerry Falwell as a Nazi for opposing homosexual activity. As a person you could call a fiercely devout Catholic Christian, I was dismayed at that blatant display of politically-charged character assassination.
I urge Cobb and Coe, as well as others who claim to believe in diversity, to take a close and objective look at the "traditional" Christian teaching (even a history class I took taught that Christianity wasn't an old-fashioned religion within pagan Rome) on homosexuality and those with homosexual tendencies.
Homosexual acts are condemned, but those caught up in those temptations must be shown the way to repentance and forgiveness. "Traditional" Christianity does not preach malice or murder. For example, as a Catholic Christian, I can point to teachings in the Cathechism of the Catholic Church which say that while homosexual acts cannot be justified, such people must be treated with respect.
In short, I was dismayed by the statement made by people who fancy themselves apostles of tolerance, yet speak every manner of evil falsely against my brothers and sisters in Christ.
The next time you decide to write about Christianity's "homophobia," I highly urge you to take a very close look at all of the nuances of that "homophobia" instead of throwing around the epitaph "Nazi" in all directions. The Bible is not the predecessor to Mein Kampf.
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