Letters to the Editor 05-08-2001
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By -
- IPFW Play - Auto Insurance - Moral Decline
IPFW Play
Editor, Times-Union:The undersigned, as the six senators from Northeast Indiana, have written this letter to express our concerns about the controversial decision by Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne to proceed with the production of the play "Corpus Christi." As state legislators responsible for a significant portion of the funding for this state university, and who represent all of the residents of our region, we feel it appropriate and important to make our voices heard.
This play portrays Jesus as a homosexual, along with 12 gay disciples, one of whom is a male prostitute. It purportedly includes a gay affair between Jesus and Judas, a marriage between two of the disciples and the betrayal of Jesus by Judas via a French kiss.
The play is being promoted and supervised by the head of IPFW's theater department, Larry Life.
Chancellor Michael Wartell has stated that he is powerless to interfere with the production of the play out of respect for the rule of "academic freedom."
We disagree with Chancellor Wartell. Does anyone believe for one moment that if a play glorifying an offensive group such as the Ku Klux Klan, or a play making a comedy over the Jewish holocaust were proposed, that the university wouldn't immediately move to quash its production? Of course it would. We daresay that a play which offended the gay community would not be tolerated either.
The reason Chancellor Wartell has chosen to invoke the cloak of "academic freedom" is because those offended by the play would be Christians. In today's era of political correctness, the liberal bias against Christianity by the media and academia makes the denigration of this religion perfectly appropriate and acceptable. We seriously doubt that the chancellor would find such a blasphemous attack acceptable were the victims members of such religious minorities as Jews, Muslims or Buddhists.
We find the decision of the chancellor and his administration to use the cover of academic freedom to allow the production of this play to continue to be cowardly and hypocritical. There have been more than a few individuals who have urged us to eliminate IPFW's equity funding (a special $700,000 contribution to the university to help reverse years of inequitable funding) from the current state budget in protest of the administration's decision. We have chosen not to respond in such a manner because we believe it would be unfair to the many thousands of students who will benefit from this funding.
Instead, we have chosen to express our outrage by writing this public condemnation. The decision to support the production of this play is wrong and we ask the Wartell administration to reconsider its position.
Senators
Thomas Wyss, David Long,
Charles Meeks, Robert Meeks,
Harold Wheeler, David Ford
Indianapolis
Auto Insurance
Editor, Times-Union:A short while ago I wrote an article that I am troubled with concerning insurance and the way it is handled. The reason for the article was to let people know how some insurance obligations are handled.
I guess I am one of these common people that believe if you make the payment on time, then you have no problem. I have sure found out how wrong I am!
Several people have told me they read my article, liked it and they believe as I do.
This accident my wife and I had took place Feb. 7th. It will soon be three months ago. The police came to the hospital and told me I was not at fault and the other person did admit he was looking at his map and came over in our lane.
What really bothers me is the other insurance has yet to do anything and my insurance and myself so far have paid the bills. I was also told this may take quite some time.
We have elected a lot of people to our government and we have heard a lot of things they are going to do to help the people. Am I old fashioned or do they look at this as a small issue?
I do believe to purchase your license plates you have to show you have insurance. I was told by a lady at the insurance office that some drop their insurance after they get the license plates. This makes you feel good, doesn't it? I was also told by a lady at the insurance office that two years ago she was in an accident that was not her fault. She said they have informed her they are starting on her case. To me that is a long time.
To those of you who may not look at this as a problem, I think you should read a little farther in the book.
Des Bell
North Webster
Moral Decline
Editor, Times-Union:Help, what can we do?
I don't know you personally, but I do enjoy your column "Newsviews." I think I too am considered by some an "old fuddy-duddy," but am not apologizing for that.
I write in reference to the article last Saturday, April 28, on "Fully Out of Step with the Times." There are many who are appalled at the so-called entertainment of some others. (I am one.) Thank you, Gary, for being "brave" enough to express your feelings publicly.
In sharing this subject with a group of ladies yesterday, some had not read the article and the one who had was also upset and embarrassed to even talk of it. She was even wondering why you were elaborating on the sex actions and terms. I told them it would be good if they'd go home and read it. Perhaps it is time we become more aware, because we are all responsible for what's happening to the moral decline in our nation; it begins at home!
We want to know what's wrong with our children and why there are so many divorces? Experience has taught me there is a better way to be happy. Let's fill our children's mind with the good, character-building things out there.
Gloria Moore
Warsaw
[[In-content Ad]]
Latest News
E-Editions
- IPFW Play - Auto Insurance - Moral Decline
IPFW Play
Editor, Times-Union:The undersigned, as the six senators from Northeast Indiana, have written this letter to express our concerns about the controversial decision by Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne to proceed with the production of the play "Corpus Christi." As state legislators responsible for a significant portion of the funding for this state university, and who represent all of the residents of our region, we feel it appropriate and important to make our voices heard.
This play portrays Jesus as a homosexual, along with 12 gay disciples, one of whom is a male prostitute. It purportedly includes a gay affair between Jesus and Judas, a marriage between two of the disciples and the betrayal of Jesus by Judas via a French kiss.
The play is being promoted and supervised by the head of IPFW's theater department, Larry Life.
Chancellor Michael Wartell has stated that he is powerless to interfere with the production of the play out of respect for the rule of "academic freedom."
We disagree with Chancellor Wartell. Does anyone believe for one moment that if a play glorifying an offensive group such as the Ku Klux Klan, or a play making a comedy over the Jewish holocaust were proposed, that the university wouldn't immediately move to quash its production? Of course it would. We daresay that a play which offended the gay community would not be tolerated either.
The reason Chancellor Wartell has chosen to invoke the cloak of "academic freedom" is because those offended by the play would be Christians. In today's era of political correctness, the liberal bias against Christianity by the media and academia makes the denigration of this religion perfectly appropriate and acceptable. We seriously doubt that the chancellor would find such a blasphemous attack acceptable were the victims members of such religious minorities as Jews, Muslims or Buddhists.
We find the decision of the chancellor and his administration to use the cover of academic freedom to allow the production of this play to continue to be cowardly and hypocritical. There have been more than a few individuals who have urged us to eliminate IPFW's equity funding (a special $700,000 contribution to the university to help reverse years of inequitable funding) from the current state budget in protest of the administration's decision. We have chosen not to respond in such a manner because we believe it would be unfair to the many thousands of students who will benefit from this funding.
Instead, we have chosen to express our outrage by writing this public condemnation. The decision to support the production of this play is wrong and we ask the Wartell administration to reconsider its position.
Senators
Thomas Wyss, David Long,
Charles Meeks, Robert Meeks,
Harold Wheeler, David Ford
Indianapolis
Auto Insurance
Editor, Times-Union:A short while ago I wrote an article that I am troubled with concerning insurance and the way it is handled. The reason for the article was to let people know how some insurance obligations are handled.
I guess I am one of these common people that believe if you make the payment on time, then you have no problem. I have sure found out how wrong I am!
Several people have told me they read my article, liked it and they believe as I do.
This accident my wife and I had took place Feb. 7th. It will soon be three months ago. The police came to the hospital and told me I was not at fault and the other person did admit he was looking at his map and came over in our lane.
What really bothers me is the other insurance has yet to do anything and my insurance and myself so far have paid the bills. I was also told this may take quite some time.
We have elected a lot of people to our government and we have heard a lot of things they are going to do to help the people. Am I old fashioned or do they look at this as a small issue?
I do believe to purchase your license plates you have to show you have insurance. I was told by a lady at the insurance office that some drop their insurance after they get the license plates. This makes you feel good, doesn't it? I was also told by a lady at the insurance office that two years ago she was in an accident that was not her fault. She said they have informed her they are starting on her case. To me that is a long time.
To those of you who may not look at this as a problem, I think you should read a little farther in the book.
Des Bell
North Webster
Moral Decline
Editor, Times-Union:Help, what can we do?
I don't know you personally, but I do enjoy your column "Newsviews." I think I too am considered by some an "old fuddy-duddy," but am not apologizing for that.
I write in reference to the article last Saturday, April 28, on "Fully Out of Step with the Times." There are many who are appalled at the so-called entertainment of some others. (I am one.) Thank you, Gary, for being "brave" enough to express your feelings publicly.
In sharing this subject with a group of ladies yesterday, some had not read the article and the one who had was also upset and embarrassed to even talk of it. She was even wondering why you were elaborating on the sex actions and terms. I told them it would be good if they'd go home and read it. Perhaps it is time we become more aware, because we are all responsible for what's happening to the moral decline in our nation; it begins at home!
We want to know what's wrong with our children and why there are so many divorces? Experience has taught me there is a better way to be happy. Let's fill our children's mind with the good, character-building things out there.
Gloria Moore
Warsaw
[[In-content Ad]]
Have a news tip? Email [email protected] or Call/Text 360-922-3092