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Row Over Removal of College Cross Takes New Turn
CNSnews.com story ^

Posted on 02/23/2007 7:39:39 AM PST by Gopher Broke

Row Over Removal of College Cross Takes New Turn

By Payton Hoegh

CNSNews.com Correspondent

February 23, 2007

(CNSNews.com) - The president of a Virginia college who removed a historical cross from the school's chapel to make it more welcoming is taking flak for allowing the performance of a risqué show and justifying it by invoking the need to "avoid censorship."

The "Sex Workers' Art Show," a performance by people linked to the "sex industry" showing the "art" in their work, came to the College of William and Mary earlier this month as part of a nationwide tour. The show was held on campus, but not in the chapel.

The show is described as "an eye-popping evening of visual and performance art created by people in the sex industry to dispel the myth that they are anything short of artists, innovators, and geniuses."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: cross; williamandmary

1 posted on 02/23/2007 7:39:40 AM PST by Gopher Broke
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To: Gopher Broke
Christianity Bad. Counterculture "Free Love" Good. The fruits of liberal miasma at work - even in Virginia.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

2 posted on 02/23/2007 7:41:03 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Gopher Broke

"My hypocrisy knows no bounds."
3 posted on 02/23/2007 7:45:31 AM PST by sono (Global Warming - Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of Gore)
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To: Gopher Broke
The show is described as "an eye-popping evening of visual and performance art created by people in the sex industry to dispel the myth that they are anything short of artists, innovators, and geniuses."

Just place the crucifix that was removed into a jar of urine and place it back into the chapel.

Problem solved.

(end extreme sarcasm)

4 posted on 02/23/2007 7:49:49 AM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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To: sono

Without question, the best hat in the movie.


5 posted on 02/23/2007 7:57:10 AM PST by Texas Mulerider
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To: goldstategop

This society is sick and getting sicker, GG Liddy.


6 posted on 02/23/2007 8:07:35 AM PST by boomop1 (there you go again)
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To: Gopher Broke

Sounds like he's remaking the college in his own image.


7 posted on 02/23/2007 8:15:53 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: sono
"I'll be your huckleberry."
8 posted on 02/23/2007 8:18:59 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine's brother (Jane Fonda was type cast in the movie "Klute")
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To: Jimmy Valentine's brother

When will the sight of the Cross being offensive to non-Christians become the "existence" of Christians being offensive? Oh that's right. It already is.


9 posted on 02/23/2007 8:35:17 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Jimmy Valentine's brother

"You're no daisy."


10 posted on 02/23/2007 8:47:22 AM PST by mouske
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To: mouske

"In Vino Veritas"


11 posted on 02/23/2007 8:53:18 AM PST by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: rollo tomasi

Not from Doc, but, ...skin that smokewagon."


12 posted on 02/23/2007 9:21:13 AM PST by mouske
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To: Gopher Broke

The first thing that popped into my head was the narrative in Portnoy's Complaint where the title character reveals his ambition of painting his ceiling from the comfort of his bed; now, that's innovative and creative.


13 posted on 02/23/2007 9:37:43 AM PST by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: Gopher Broke
"I don't like this kind of show, but it is not the practice ... of universities to censor or cancel performances because they are controversial."

What do you call removing a cross from a chapel?
14 posted on 02/23/2007 10:11:10 AM PST by Sopater (Creatio Ex Nihilo)
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