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Guiilfordian Volume LXV, No. 8 > *"'*• ~ * ' . PHHI 3kS &l_ &__ _ ■ ; wKttfeL ijK T> _* Ji swbbbkbk " Hobbs porch stripped Issues and evasions By O.L. Backer MODERATOR: Good even ing, and welcome to Issues and Evasions. Tonight's topic is "Religion and Politics. Who's Doing What to Whom?" The guests we'll be grilling are the Reverend Coy Creenham of Moral Millions; Dr. Tanya Ash ram of the American Civil Rights Association; and the Reverend Milton White of the National Council of Religious Bodies. To start the questions, I'd like to ask you, Rev. Creenham, to explain how your'organization claims the title "Moral Mil lions"? column GREENHAM: We call our selves Moral Millions because people send us millions to enforce our morals. Heh-heh, that's a joke, son, you're sup posed to laugh. No, we take our stands from the literal words of the Gospel. It informs us on things like the Equal Rights Amendment and giving away our Panama Canal. ASHRAM: If I may interrupt, sir, I don't recall reading about I'd rather work on the Guilfordian As we should know, we at the Guilfordian have been looking for writers, illustrators, writers, photographers writers, copy editors, writers, copy editors, writers, layout staff, and wri ters. We know that you, the crea tive, the talented and literate, have many demands on your time. We suggest the following ways to find that extra time to work on the Guilfordian. 1) Skip church. 2) Give up jogging on the either of those in the New or Old Testaments. CREENHAM: Vou have to kinda read between the lines. There's also abortion; you know -- "Thou shalt not kill." MODERATOR: Hmmm Yes, Rev. White, you have a com ment. WHITE: I'd like to know where Rev. Creenham stood on killing during the Vietnam War. CREENHAM: That was dif ferent. Those were godless Communists. WHITE: I see. So the Com mandments don't apply to them. CREENHAM: Not exactly. But our national interest was at stake. WHITE: Aren't you con fusing nationalism with reli gion? CREENHAM: Americans are Cod's chosen people and should be allowed to act like it. If we become overly enthusiastic once in a while, I'm sure God understands. MODERATOR Excuse me, but Vietnam brings up another interesting point. Rev. White, you and other liberal clergy have been active for years in political issues like that and civil track; track down news stories instead. 3) Pass that extra beer to a friend and say, "No thanks, I'd rather work on the Guilfor dian." 4) Give up your love life. Realizing how willing students at Guilford are to sacrifice a little for the common good, we will be expecting you soon in the Guilfordian office. Oh al right, don't give up your love life, but the rest aren't un reasonable, are they? Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410 rights. Now that conservative clerics are beginning to do the same, however, many people are crying for separation of church and state. What's the difference? WHITE: We were right, and they're not. Also, they do it better, with television and me gabucks that we never had. MODERATOR: Er, well, I appreciate a straightforward answer. (We get so few of them.) Yes, Dr. Ashram? ASHRAM: I'd like to go back to the subject of abortion Rev. Greenham, many religious bodies in our country differ with your stands on abortion. Why should your views be enforced on them? GREENHAM: We're right and they're not. ASHRAM: But don't you realize the hardship that un wanted children bring to many families, not to mention single women such as unwed teen agers? GREENHAM: If they don't want children, they shouldn't have sex. ASHRAM: Do you mean to say that you never had sex before marriage? GREENHAM: That was dif ferent. I couldn't get pregnant MODERATOR: Heh-heh, that's very good, Rev. Green ham Oh? It wasn't a joke? Um, ah, there's one other subject that I think we should get into before we take a break. That is tax-exempt status and the en dorsement of political candi dates. ASHRAM: An excellent point Many people don't realize that certain conservative pressure groups manage to issue de facto endorsements of candidates, while continuing to enjoy the advantages of tax-free status. WHITE: In fairness, though, Porch issue not out front A COMMENTARY By Marie Branson and Jim Henniger Mary Hobbs is naked Her exposure is part of a renovation plan adopted three years ago for the dorm which called for the installation of a new porch. The women presently living in Hobbs, however, are upset. They did not discover until the week before fall break that their front porch was about to under go this last renovation. Some women in Hobbs went to the administration to get information on the situation and found out the following details: 1) There needs to be a wheel chair ramp up to the porch and a railing around it; 2) The roof, the pillars, and the floor were rotting and therefore needed to be repaired; 3) The roof and the pillars will be reconstructed essentially as they were, but the floor is going to be replaced with cement rather than new wood. The women were informed too late to voice their objection to a cement porch, or to offer constructive ideas. The reason for making the porch cement is that there is a steam leak under the roof. This fact raises the question: "Why not fix the leak and make the porch wood again so that the building can maintain its origi nal architecture which is loved by students, faculty, admini stration and alumni?" One possible solution to this problem would be to pour the concrete to protect against the leak and put wood on top of the cement to preserve the archi tectural tradition of Mary Hobbs. Tradition is important to the you have to admit that there's a fine line between partisan and non-partisan politics Some tax free liberal groups get away with indirectly helping candi dates they favor. MODERATOR: What do you think, Rev Greenham? Does the endorsement of political candidates by tax-free groups present a problem? GREENHAM: It does if your candidates don't win. MODERATOR: Hum. Well, we'll be back with more Issues and Evasions after this message from Born-Again Puppy Chow. Don't go 'way .... November 11, 1980 women living in Mary Hobbs. It is a very special place, most commonly referred to as a home rather than a dorm because of its heritage, uniqueness, con cern, and cooperation. The residents of Hobbs, along with the Community Sen ate, wrote a letter to the administration stating their con cern about the lack of com munication between the admini stration and the student body. Communication problems are not restricted to the Mary Hobbs porch The signs, chains, and fences along the side walks on campus put up over spring break last year without students' views being consi dered is a previous example. Such instances demonstrate poor planning, insensitivity, and short-sightedness on the part of the people making the decisions. None of these in cidents are necessary, nor be lieved to be malicious. It often seems, however, that the ad ministration and students are opposing each other when they should be working together towards the same goal A feeling of warmth, to getherness, and support are a part of having a sense of community. Vet, the lack of communication hurts the com munity. Part of the problem is the fact that there is no student representation on important faculty committees, such as the Facilities Committee and Stu dent Affairs Committee. Yet beyond student represen tation, sensitivity on the part of the administration to tradition and beauty on the campus and to students' feelings is needed Such changes must take place if Guilford College is to live up to the community it claims to be. Jjf to^IL
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