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Posted on 09/05/2006 3:46:57 PM PDT by wagglebee
CHARLOTTESVILLE, September 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Despite having apologized to homosexuals over a cartoon deemed derogatory to gays, the University of Virginia's student newspaper has refused to apologize to Christians over two cartoons which are derogatory to Christians.
Students at the University of Virginia contacted the Catholic League regarding two anti-Christian cartoons that appeared in The Cavalier Daily, the student newspaper on campus. The August 23rd edition showed a drawing of Jesus crucified on a mathematical graph with the inscription, "Christ on a Cartesian Coordinate Plane." On August 24, the newspaper ran a cartoon of Mary and Joseph, with Mary holding baby Jesus. "Mary…I don't mean to ruin this special moment," Joseph says, "but how did you get that bumpy rash?" To which Mary says, "I swear, it was Immaculately Transmitted."
The League requested an apology, citing precedent: In November 2005, the newspaper apologized to homosexuals for publishing a cartoon that described a crane as the "gayest-looking of all birds." Michael Slaven, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, replied to the League stating: "Under our newspaper's policies, satire of religion, or any other belief or creed, is acceptable."
Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded saying, "When gays were offended at the University of Virginia for some throw-away line, The Cavalier Daily said it 'regrets printing this comic and deeply apologizes to those who were offended.' Yet when it comes to Christians, not even a shallow apology can be mustered."
"So it can be implied that the Mother of Jesus has a sexually transmitted disease-and that's okay with the editors-but making flip comments about homosexuals is unacceptable," added Donohue.
"Nice to know that the newspaper actually has a policy that justifies anti-religious commentary (of Christians, of course), but deliberately fails to apply the same libertarian policy to gays. Par for the course: this is what passes for sensitivity these days on college campuses. And the new school year is just beginning," concluded Donohue.
To express concerns:
University of Virginia President
John T. Casteen III
P.O. Box 400224
Charlottesville, VA
22904-4224
Tel: 434-924-3337
Fax: 434-924-3792
Nancy Rivers
Executive Assistant and Chief of Staff to the President:
(434)982-2662
nan9k@virginia.edu
That's typical of the left.
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Still, Fur Shur, those student newspaper guys and gals at UVA are getting their STDs from the gays anyway, eh?!
Virginia. Father of Presidents. William Rush and the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Washington v. Cornwallis.
Darned shame Virginia is poisoning their youth.
Unless they get their buts sued, or embarrassing media attention is applied (yeah right) this will continue.
"The Nov. 29 comic Schizophrenic Bosnian depicted a character calling the crane the "gayest-looking of all birds." The Cavalier Daily regrets printing this comic and deeply apologizes to those who were offended."
Alas, not an apology on their website to the Christians.
These sex deviates have gained special minority protected status, whereas religion is being bashed on all fronts by the ACLU and everyone of the socialist ilk.
Some day, the limit of tolerance will be reached, and it won't be pleasant.....
That good old song of Wah-hoo-wahML/NJ
We'll sing it o'er and o'er
It cheers our hearts and warms our blood
To hear them shout and roar.
We come from Old Virginia,
Where all is bright and gay. NOT GAY!*
Let's all join hands and give a yell
For the dear old UVa
Wah-hoo-wah,
Wah-hoo-wah.
Uni-v, Virginia,
Hoo-rah-ray,
Hoo-rah-ray,
Ray! Ray! U-V-a* Regular insertion by majority of singers of the "Good Old Song," sung after every UVa score at every UVa football game and other times too.
...Actually the students were asked to stop the "not gay" line about 5 years ago as it was hurtful and hatefilled
Some day, the limit of tolerance will be reached, and it won't be pleasant.....
Let the revolution begin.
Rule #1 to those on the right--NEVER APOLOGIZE!I get so sick of republicans and those on the right apologizing.Just tell em,he*l no and you meant every word of what you said.There's not a dam* thing they can do about it either.
"Diversity" unmasked!
I agree they should have apoligized for the earlier cartoon. Cranes do not look homosexual, and it's insulting to say they do.
Tells me how educated these morons are.
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They were also asked ten years ago!
I didn't go to any games last year, but two years ago the insertion was still there.
ML/NJ
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