I’ve been amazed by the number of columns and letters that our university’s newspaper has published that bash Christians. When did it become a horrible thing to believe that Christ is the son of God? It seems as though society has this idea that every single Christian is an extreme right-winger. There also seems to be the misconception that Christians all believe the ideas of “Reverend” Fred Phelps (from www.godhatesfags.com). I’m a Christian, and I surely don’t believe that God hates homosexuals. I do, however, believe that it is considered a sin. But then again, so is any form of adultery, lusting, drunkenness, lying, stealing etc. The awesome part is, to quote one of my favorite Christian songs, that Jesus is the “savior of the prostitutes, drunkards, rapists and the gays too.” Some Christians forget this, but that doesn’t change it’s truth. I’m completely independent in politics. I actually thought about voting for Al Gore. Yes, that is a shocker. I also actually believe that it wouldn’t be too horrible to let homosexual couples file taxes together and perhaps share healthcare. Handing out birth control at schools isn’t a bad idea, either. Everyone has to realize that it is wrong to stereotype a group of people, be it blacks, whites, Asians or even Christians. It’s unfortunate that the media and liberal activists have presented this twisted idea that Christians are hateful and/or extremely judgmental. I don’t know a single Christian that wouldn’t accept a non-Christian as a friend or simply as a good person. We believe that God loves all people, even if they don’t love him back. Christ told us that we are to love our neighbor as ourselves. So if you see people like “Reverend” Phelps or some other hateful “Christian,” you have to realize that they are not acting like our God wants. Please stop and think before you jump on the “let’s go bash us some Christians” bandwagon. Maybe, just maybe, we aren’t as bad as we seem. We are probably quite similar to you. Aaron Murray

Sophomore

Animal science