This letter is in regard to the Editorial Board’s Wednesday editorial, “Discrimination of gays unacceptable.” The decision to ask Brad Clark to resign from his presidency of InterVarsity was the correct one, and did not violate anyone’s civil rights.

The position of president of an organization requires that the person subscribe to the beliefs of that organization. Clark’s status as homosexual is in direct conflict with the stated belief of InterVarsity.

His removal is not in any way discrimination, but a common-sense decision. To leave him in place is akin to Senator Robert Byrd (former KKK) leading the NAACP or Josef Stalin leading a human rights organization. Their beliefs conflict with the organization, thus they must not be the spokesman.

Another point is that it is not a civil right of anyone to lead any organization. Clark does not have the right to lead InterVarsity, and his removal at any time for any reason is open to the group’s discretion.

No one is saying that Clark’s leadership is bad, but that he is unfit to lead this particular group. To argue against this point would allow Reverend Jerry Falwell to lead the LGBTAA, which is moronic.

Instead of condemning Central College’s decision to retain funding, the board should have questioned Grinnell, since that incident shows that the beliefs of the person are what InterVarsity values in their leaders, not their sexual orientation.

Victor Amoroso

Senior

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