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Page 2 • The Whetstone • Janurary 25, 2002 Spiritual Munchies... By Jennifer Albertson ‘Mankind was created different..." In Tolkien’s, Lord of The Rings, the Elves of Middle Earth seem to be the favorite characters of most fans. I his is not without reason; the Elves have a liglit walk, keen ears, swift shot, surpassmg depth of wisdom, and immortal life. Unlike the Elves, the race of men does not seem quite as magnificent. But. I would beg to differ. There is something dilTerent about the race of men that one will not necessarily leant by just watchmg tlte movie. The Elves were created to have immortal life on earth. They could die only if they wished to die or if they were killed. But, after they died, tliey were still confined to earth. On the other hand, when a man died his soul left the eartli. There is somethmg special about the race of men, not only in the story. Lord of the Rings, but also in another story. Tliis second story is ours. We were created to be different from any otlier created thing; we leant this in the first chapter of the book of Genesis. We had a special relationship with God. But, when the first man and woman suuied against die God of the Universe, the relationship was broken. In fact, the people of the Old Testament were charged in Deuteronomy that “each one shall be put to deatlt for his own sin” (24:16). Knowing this charge against man, tlie angels in heaven must have watched in wonder when this same God of the Universe became a baby boy who was bom in a manger. Imagine their reaction to Hun being born in a dirty manger from the womb of a woman! Then, at the end of His life. He was arrested, questioned, falsely accused, persecuted, beaten, stripped, and then nailed to a cross. 1 am sure tlrat the angels were all anxious to come and smite the men and women who were doing this to their God. They would have come if only Jesus would have muttered the words. But, He never callal on them to come; instead. He died, bearing the sins of all mankind. Not only this, but He, who was completely without sm and therefore not condemned to death, chose to die in our place. This fulfilled the charge against mankind in Deuter onomy 24:16. We are created dilTerent from all other created things. Even the angels that encompass the tlirone of God will never experience or understand the love that God has for man. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16. Jesus South of the Border Madrigal Dinner By Holly Sherrer The Montreat College Choir Madrigal Dinner, a Music Depart ment sponsoral event, will take place in Gaither Fellowship Hall at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 8. The Madrigal is an enchtmting celebration of the late medieval :md early renaissance period that combines authentic foods with first-class entertainment. Imitating a medieval feast, the lords and ladies of the manor, played by faculty and their spouses (including the Van Brocklins, Forst- chens, and Sullivans), will enter tire hall in elaborate costumes. Durmg the dinner, which features a variety of medieval foods, members ol the Montreal Choir and other stu dents will give „ include Tarbell Patton Tory .-\lbertson as the and Earnest Wince minstf*^^- By Tim Tyson This Spring Break, Chaplain Bill Cain will hike a group of 15 to 20 students to the Bahtimas for a week long mission trip. This will be tfom Thursday, March 21 to Friday, March 29. Once in tlie Bahamas, the mis sion will ttike place at the Adven ture Learning Centre (ALC) loctited in Nassau. Here, it is expected that they w ill participate in repair work, painting, and cleaning. It is also estimated that tliere will be a sig nificant amount of time spent with tlie children of the camp. But most of all, there will be a whole week of .sharing God’s Love to people in characters as a monk, court jester, The price for the event is W- per person, and proceeds Irom event will help fund ° fire Montreat College Choir. It «« diimer is not filled, Montreal stu dents will be offered a first con ^ 50% discount Irom ti For more intorina- first serve ticketed price tion, call the Music Department 669-8012 extension 3771. at llic UUlilCI, Wiuv;il a Academia Goes to War? another country. The ALC is a camp in the Baha mas open to all elementary chil dren. Its website calls it “An outdoor education experience designed to bring the wonders of God’s creation together with the curiosity of kids!” More information on tlie camp is available at www.alcbaliamtis.org Overall, the trip is estimated to cost from $650-690.00. However, some of the students interesterl are trying to develop fundraising events to help defray the cost of the trip. As of Mondtiy, there are about 13 Montretians interested in going on the trip. Continued on page 5 By Dr. William R. Forstchen America is gearing up for war and where does academia fit in? We who teach in the universities and colleges of America once had a proud tradition when our nation faced times of peril. It was the great intellectuals of this country who helped frame the moral and political arguments of our figlit lor Independence. During the Civil War, on both sides, entire university classes filled the ranks and college professors won undying glory lor llieir heroism and self sacrifice. In both World Wars campuses trained olTicers, did crucial research, and above all else were centers of intel lectual support for our national effort. So what about today? The answer, in short. . .gutless silence, or worse, borderline trea son. It’s tlie new tradition in American academia to demonstrate, at best, a cool disdain for military action and our govermnent in times of mili tary crisis, or to display outright hostility which quickly escalates to open hatred of /America, its armed forces, and any who dare to voice support for tliat military effort. I’ve hetird a lot in the last month about the need to respect freedom of speech on college campuses, no matter how loathsome and heinous tlie statements, such as the barbaric spewings of women’s studies pro fessor Thobani from the Univer sity of British Columbia who, at a conference in Ottawa, feiv'ent wish for our complete utter defeat and received a staiidu g ovation from her peers. Freedom of Speech. , 0^5 yourself, there IS no such thm.^^_ freedom of speech m today - deniic world. college campuses have be Jiat wouU have Kui McCarthy or Hitler. aoe left in its wake, career nated, careers which never Continued on page 8 — MaHaSttiK E»ii«or .Aihsiaanf Ediior Ceyfv Ethtor Business MiflagfP f^C'fisor/AdviWf SlaffWrilCTS MoiiOT3tCollege^»»38 Montreal, NC 28^7 828.669.8012 E.W 3710 whctslone@in™'7eat.- ^ Karen RewaSnyto D„K,vanC®TWI Bob OralFijn WnifcrAlba®'’" Tim Tyson Allison San*"’'-* Karen Neal Billy May Aaron Alison Jon®* l.indKi>' \V«5S Waldorf Cj.liciirKWl'' Kju’ii Neal Billy May AHi.venAnare^ ToryAlK®* while school l'hoti'gta(’hcrs I.nyout/V''eb 1 he is rubJihi! for th‘S :“j^«ls to the ehtl"' Fto* direct ™y.iu«.onsotcol™ho ^ wlKtionc.'.i'ny>ntrval tdiJ
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