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Free speech is for everyone, even pro-lifers
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Students have brought up some interesting points on the recent abortion display which was, sadly, argued against on this campus sounding like a form letter. I wish to reply in a sensible, sane manner. We may not agree but I hope you will take what I say to heart.
First of all, I want to ask: Have you ever watched surgery on television? Not the “Scrubs”/”Grey’s Anatomy” surgery, but the TLC surgery? It is gross and disgusting but it is a medical procedure. Just like abortion, which is a medical procedure. Abortion can be appalling. But don’t be mad at the man on campus. Be mad at whoever did that to those children. A lot of people think of it as a medical procedure, which it is, but the reality of it is sometimes harsh.
Abortion is not a typical procedure performed by Dr. McDreamy, sitting around discussing his dog with his assistants from afar so we don’t have to see what he is doing. It is a child being killed. The reality portrayed by those pictures
is shocking.
I usually stand around and street-preach at such demonstrations, but that day I hung around and talked to people. I was surprised at the discussion going on. It was real-life discussion, not yelling, or name calling. I want to thank all people involved on both sides. I felt it was handled with real maturity. As for the demonstrators’ children, it is up to parents to raise them, and casting judgment about their mental health is irresponsible.
And finally, I want to ask – as one who takes the free speech idea for a test-drive every Thursday – what should be banned, only things that contract your opinion? Should there be a committee? We are on a campus of higher learning – we should be exposed to ideas.
I don’t agree with Tom Cruise telling me the ghost of dead aliens make him do bad things and in order to be happy he must pay the church to get rid of them with a machine they invented. But he is welcome to come here and preach his Scientology as long as I am able to preach my love for people and how God wants to save them from the chains of sin.
Where does the abolition of free speech end? First abortion, then Scientology, homosexuality and women? Then the Quad would be a real exchange of ideas, mainly yours.
In this country we can get up say whatever we want. Recently, Rosie O’Donnell called all Christian fundamentals terrorists and I got a big e-mail saying that I should write the network demanding an apology.
Why? She can call me a terrorist as long as she likes, and I can call her a bad talk show host who is practicing sexual perversion. It works both ways. I hope you have a good day and may the Lord bless you.
Sheppard Lusk is a history major at Boise State
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