11.06.05

The Guardian: Letter to the Editor

Posted in Uncategorized at 11:40 pm by Perry

The following is a letter to the editor i submitted to the Guardian.  I don’t know if it will be published because I make rather strong refrences to God but we shall see:

It seems that there has been a lot of discussion recently about the role of Christian organizations on campus recently related to a number of issues (i.e. The Ambassadors and the “You’re going to hell” protestors) that has gained the attention of this paper. It seems than that there is no better time than now to clarify who actually speaks for the Christian movement and what the true gospel is.

Many people, young college student especially, have a negative opinion of Jesus Christ and the Christian church which seeks to live their lives according to His will. Unfortunately, in many cases these people’s perceptions have been shaped by a handful of people who claim to speak for the church but in reality have no authority or basis for their statements.

For example, as stated in a previous letter to the editor, the protestors who were recently on campus who I have named the “your going to hell” protestors are led one man with an extreme and outlandish interpretation of scripture who clearly has no understanding of the true gospel of Jesus. Even worse is the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas who runs the site www.godhatesfags.com and condemns the “filthy” dead in New Orleans.  Any true believer in Jesus Christ would tell you in a heartbeat that the sermons of hate being preached by these people are not representative of the Christian lifestyle or belief system. In fact, it should be noted that all Christians should rise up united against such extremists as they are committing so terribly distorting the true gospel.

That leaves only one thing. What then is the true gospel? It is the good news of Jesus Christ that he, as God in the flesh, laid his life down in submission to the Father for the forgiveness of sins; both yours and mine. For everyone who has been influenced by any of these people on people like them, I plead with you to please not condemn and become estranged from its teachings. There are a number of awesome Christian organizations on campus that would love to speak with you regarding what Christians believe. And for those who are believers, this can not be tolerated. Jesus taught us to love and we must show the world that we are willing to do so.

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