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“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” - Voltaire
ated with anything or by anything except what you do and what you are, the
BSU does a service of humanitarian proponions and that is what the group
serves as. Even though we have the name BLACK, we arc humans and we do
services of humanitarian proportions!
Matthew. Agreed. Aaions do speak louder than words, or titles. I am afraid
I have run out of time. Though we may have just scratched the surface, I
thank you for an in-depth and challenging conversation. Perhaps we can do
this again in the future.
Gilbert: Peace and God bless.
Matthew; Thank you. Have a great day.
Bush Win and America Won
Matthew Peak
StafFWriter
The eleaion fervor is over and George W. Bush will be President
of the United States for another four years. Having voted for Bush, I am
naturally pleased with the outcome. Along with Bush being re-elected, a
conservative majority was established in both the House and the Senate,
which means conservative judges could soon follow. This election could
bring good things to America over the next four years. Allow me to pres
ent three reasons why:
First, the War on Terror will continue. President Bush showed a
tremendous amoimt of leadership and courage when he stepfjed up and
decided to meet a repeated terrorist threat when the UN seemed unable
/ and other nations unwilling to take aaion. His efforts in both A%hani-
stan and Iraq have worked to disrupt terrorist networks throughout the
Middle East, which has also allowed Israel to breathe a sigh of relief.
He also overthrew a brutal dicutor who had shown a willingness to use
chemical weapons on his own people. Through the past ten years, from
the embassy bombings in Africa to the destroyed military barracks in Saudi
Arabia and the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, America has endured
numerous terrorist attacks and in each case, there was no retaliation and
no action taken. It’s as if we told the terrorists that America was pacifist
and would be willing to suffer loss of life for the sake of peace. Had there
been any President in office besides Bush, I believe this would have been
the case after September 11. With Bush’s decisive aaion, terrorists now
know that America will not easily be defeated and that we are not willing
to appease with surrender in an attempt to entice them to stop killing us.
These terrorists are well-educated, well-funded and well-motivated. They
have to be fought and soundly defeated by a nation that believes passion
ately in viCTory.
Second is the issue of same-sex marriage. While many see it as a
human rights issue, the majority of Americans see it as a direct crumbling
of the cornerstone of American society and Western Civilization. Bush
will be able to defend the institution of marriage and prevent it from being
diluted into irrelevance. Marriage is the ultimate union of two sexes and
through fiimilies; future generations are created and the ideas of freedom
are passed on. When God ordained marriage, it was to provide a loving
structure in which to channel human sexuality, especially male sexual
ity, and raise the children who would inherit the future. To allow it to be
represented by two men or two women not only confuses the design of
hiunan sexuality, but fragments a vital building block of society.
Lasdy, America may finally be able to put an end to partial birth
abonion. Abortion is a form of infanticide, but an abortion in the seventh
month or later is a procedure so horrific that thoughts of Hider come to
mind. Many abortion advocates have argued that the life, or even the
emotional health of the mother makes this procedure necessary, but most
Americans know of, and have even experienced, the miracles wrought
by American medical science, including cesarean seaion. Doaors can
even go into a woman’s womb and repair a birth defea in a baby before
it is bom and premature babies can grow to live as healthy human be
ings. There is no necessary medical reason to sanaion abortion in this
country and most Americans know that partial birth abortion, like most
abonion, is used as a form of birth control. Liberal thought advocates for
women and children by giving women the right to kill their children, but
President Bush is moral enough to know that partial birth abortion is too
brutal to be allowed to continue. God help us if we consider the unborn
baby a greater threat to society than terrorism.
With the overwhelming viaory of conservatives to political of
fices this season, Americans may be in a position to defend themselves and
the cidtural ideas this country was founded on. One the toughest batdes
people have had in their efforts to return America to a Judeo-Christian
ethic is leadership and judges that have litde respea for that ethic. It is an
ethic that calls for a strong approach toward those like Osama Bin Laden
and Saddam Hussein, who show litde regard for human life; cthic that
holds that marriage was designed by the God of the Bible for the holy
union of one man and one woman and an cthic that believes that sex,
pregnancy and birth are sacred gifts and to destroy the fruits of those gifts
is an affront to the very ideas of life and family.
With Bush in office maybe these things can begin to grow again,
halting the trend of America becoming another dead bastion of secular
humanism. America’s Judeo-Christian culture is unique and Americans
know that if it is lost, America is lost. That’s why they voted for Bush.
Bicycling Event
Tour for Tots is a metric century (62.5 miles) and 40 mile ride to benefit
children who otherwise would not receive a toy for Christmas.
The Cross Creek Cycling Club of Fayeneville is hosting this event Sat
urday, Dec. 4. Professor Combs is a major sponsor of this event and is
seeking St. Andrews students, faculty and staff to participate. For more
information, please contact Professor Combs at ext. 5013 or go to
www.crosscreekcyclyingclub.oi^.
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Stacy L. Tucker
Staff Writer
As many of you already know, I am a huge U2 fan, so it only
seems natural that I would include an article about the hot Irish band.
Their political sharpness has been known to be incorporated into their
lyrics; the most obvious examples being “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and
“One.”
Not only are they a great band but they are humanitarians and
advocate peace throughout the world. They have done extensive charity
work with Amnesty International and Greenpeace. Lead singer Bono has
gone to Africa numerous times to help the fight with AIDS and relieve
them of their debt to America.
How to Dismande an Atomic Bomb has already been streamed
to the Internet so anyone can download the album but actual release is
set for this Tuesday, November 23, 2004.
Many of you may have already heard the debut single “Vertigo,”
which has already hit nimibcr one in the UK. It has a punchy opening
with Larry Mullen Jr. beating his drums sticks followed by Bono shout
ing the beats in Spanish. Guiurist The Edge has some amazing and in
novative guitar riffs throughout both the song and album.
This is also a step in a new direaion for Interscope Records who
is responsible for the release of the album. This is one of the better mar
keting ploys by any band to spread the news about their very own iPod.
This is no ordinary iPod; this is a black iPod with the signatures of Bono,
The Edge, Lany and Adam on the back.
It’s a fresh start for the band that has been together for nearly 24
years. It may not be loshua Tree but they have certainly redeemed them
selves from their more industrial experimentation Pop. Bono has said
this is their first Rock and Roll album, but because America has made
the most of everything generic, you can find their new album in the Pop
aisle.
Their touring schedule is yet to be released but they will be
touring in Spring 2005. This should be an interesting follow-up to their
Elevation Tour. They have a reputation for pushing the envelope and set
ting standards for other headlining band tours. Check www.U2.com or
wvm.macphisto.net for details.
Their last album, “All That You Can’t Leave Behind,” was released
in 2001 and won them a Grammy. Will this album be worthy af another
Grammy for the band? Sadly, we will have to wait until 2006 because the
September 30, Grammy cut-off has already passed.
Also available on wvyw.Amazon.com is the DVD and CD com
plete with B-sides for those of you who are fanatics.