Letters to the editor

Christians more than just Bush votes

Oliver Lukacs’ column “Bush win reflects
Christianized U.S.” (Nov. 2), voices numerous misconceptions
about Christianity. Lukacs’ attempt to equate going to church
with imminent expectation of the Apocalypse shows how poorly he
understands the religion he denounces. War in Iraq will not
“force” the Apocalypse.

Also, “moral values” didn’t become an election
issue because of some grand conspiracy on the part of the Bush
administration. Issues like school curriculum or abortion never
died, even if Lukacs forgot about them. As for gay marriage, the
whole idea runs completely contrary to what marriage is and always
has been in Christian teaching.

What’s most amusing about Lukacs’ view is that, as
an atheist, he considers himself competent to decide who are the
true followers of Jesus.

Lukacs, President Bush may not return your phone calls, but God
always will. You just need to pick up when the call comes
through.

Sam Conedera First-year graduate student,
history

Refusing to accept president won’t
help

Yousef Tajsar’s submission (“Radicalism isn’t
anti-American,” Nov. 12) is completely ridiculous. I voted
for Bush, but even if Kerry had won, I would never had participated
in a rally that denounced him as my president.

Would I be upset? Sure, but never would I refuse to accept him
as my commander-in-chief. How immature to say Bush is “not
your president.” He is, folks. If you can’t learn to
accept that whoever fairly wins an election is the rightful holder
of their elected position, if you just denounce the legitimacy of
someone who is elected simply because their views differ from
yours, you don’t deserve to be voting.

Alethea Avramis Second-year history student