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Letters to
Jesus -
a liberal?
Many conservatives think they have a
monopoly on Christianity. They have even
turned liberal into a “dirty word.” Liberals
believe in equality, and they opposed slavery,
segregation and child labor.
Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King
were liberals. Strom Thurmond and George
Wallace were conservatives. If you had to
choose, which side would you be on?
1 consider myself a centrist, but my favor
ite liberal is Jesus. No matter how hard you
thump your Bible, Jesus wasn’t orthodox or
conservative. He wasn’t a warmonger, a hawk
or a hardliner.
When some called for “an eye for an
eye,” Jesus said, “Turn the other cheek.” He
believed in peace, love and the Golden Rule.
He didn’t support pre-emptive war, the death
penalty or tax breaks for the rich.
Jesus was a liberal. What’s wrong with
that?
Chuck Mann
Greensboro, NC
the Editor
A question
of blame
Nobody in the Bush administration wants
to take responsibility for their mistakes. All
they do is he.
They send our troops to Iraq without
enough body armor and with 40 year-old
trucks that don’t protect them. They stretch
the military thin worldwide and send thou
sands of over 50-year-old reservists over
there. These people aren’t trained to kill. Our
kids are coming home with brain injuries and
missing limbs. Bush and Cheney continue to
paint a rosy picture of Iraq.
Here at home, many vulnerable citi
zens are without flu vaccinations. Jobs and
healthcare are lost. Drug prices are up. If
Clinton were president, he would be blamed
for this. Bush has weakened our army.
Our soldiers won’t condemn this admin
istration, but the rest of America must.
George A. Clark
Hartford, WI
Seahawk Staff Opinion
Rivalry
wanted:
Bring it on!
As the Red Sox-Yankees playoff series
was in full tilt, it was amazing to see the
excitement all across the country and on this
campus. It was not unusual for at least one
person in every classroom to be doiming a
Red Sox hat and another person a Yankees
hat. Probably upon recognizing each other,
a quick sizing up of the enemy and sly smirk
would be exchanged, if not a few verbal jabs.
The rivalry was on; and it created such a buzz
that it caused the other great series between
the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros
to go almost unnoticed.
The rivalry between the long time foes
dates back over 85 yetirs. It is intense and
great for baseball. The Red Sox and Yankees
are two of the most popular teams in all of
sports, due in great part to the rivalry.
It all brings up a good question; Who
is UNCW’s rival? The one team that we
look forward to opposing the most no mat
ter what sport is being played? The answer
would most definitely come back variably
and uncertain. Why? Because no one really
knows the answer.
It is kind of sad to say the least. Rivalries
make sports more exciting for both the ath
letes and the fans. They seed school pride and
increase intensity no matter what the odds of
victory. Even when a team is having a down
year, a rivaky can still invigorate excitement
and propel the inferior team to victory.
Maybe it is lack of history or the fact that
we do not have a football team, but not having
a true rival is crippling. So how do we create
a rival? Therein lies the dilemma. Rivalries
can’t be forced. They just happen, sometimes
by bad blood, brewing hate, or sometimes by
a long series of close meaningful games, cre
ating an intense sense of respect and fear.
However it happens, it needs to happen
at UNCW; because a rivalry is what, athleti
cally, our school lacks.