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Page 2/The Battalion/Friday July 26, 1985 Setting the scout record straight A recent Battalion editorial incorrectly stated that The Offi cial Boy Scout Handbook made no specific reference to God. What the editorial should have said was the handbook made no specific reference to a belief in God as a membership require ment. ♦ In fact, according to the Scout Law, as stated in the ninth edition of the handbook, a scout is, among other things, rever ent toward God. However, the reverent entry also says “(a scout) respects the beliefs of others.” Apparently the members of the review board that ousted Peter Trout didn’t realize this. Not only did they remove Trout from the Boy Scouts for not believing in God, they failed to re spect his beliefs. The handbook contradicts itself further. In the section on religious emblems, which are given for “special service” to their faith, one of the awards listed is the Sangha, presented by the Buddhist Churches of America. These awards are not given by the Boy Scouts, but by the respective churches. However, the ap pearance of the Buddhist award implies the acceptance of Buddhist members. If the Boy Scouts of America are going to kick people out of their organization for not believing in God, it should eliminate the handbook’s inconsistencies and state it’s no-heathen policy plainly. '-v The Battalion Editorial Board Artistic sex on television versus commercial sex AUST sure fro motto la commiss the 198/ posed “V The v commiss have car state flov bottom. But tl too sissy lawmake commiss decision. “I’m S' license p commiss ier of 1 quick, 3- The ' plates w Mail Call Letters to the Editor should not exceed 300'words in length. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit letters for style and length but will make every effort to maintain the author’s intent. Each letter must be signed and must include the address and telephone number of the writer. God and scouts: link clearly stated EDITOR: The Battalion Editorial Board really goofed in their July 23 edito rial. The Board apparently went off a little “half-cocked” about something that they obviously know little or nothing about in reference to the case of Paul Trout. To say that the Boy Scout Hand book makes no specific references to God is totally wr ong. I’ll direct you to a few of these ref erences, from the 9th edition: p.27: Scout Oath p.28: Description of what rever ence to God is (as mentioned in the Oath) p.31: Scout Law p.41: Description of what rever ence to God is (as mentioned in the Scout Law) These are just are just a few of the references you will find should you research your topic like you should have before you wrote your editorial. Paul Trout should certainly have been aware of this aspect of Scouting if he had been in long enough to go for Life Scout. Richard Barnett Class of’85 their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their de sire towards one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.” (The Bi ble, Romans 1:26-27) I believe God. In His word to us, the Bible, He gives us His laws (in cluding those condemning homosex uality) so as to show us we are sin ners: sin is disobeying God. God loves all men (John 3:16, Ro mans 5:8) but He hates their sin (Ro mans 6:23). Therefore He provided a way for man to be forgiven his sin by sacrificing His son Jesus Christ. Jesus by living the only sinless life ever lived was not subject to God’s punishment for sin but because He loves us He chose to shed His inno cent blood and pay the penalty for all those people’s sins who will believe on Him (John 5:24). Is it O.K. to be gay? God says no. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering T he world is full of useless peo ple: those who write parking tick- ets, those who make stupid TV commercials, those who make noise in movie the aters, those who write letters telling you that you may have already won $250,000, those who think their major is sooooo hard and that everybody else has it sooooo easy, those who believe Highway 6 runs both ways, those who stand in front of the MSG and yell about God and those who think they have the right to tell you what you can or cannot watch. A censor, according to that big book of words my editor is always throwing at me, is an authorized examiner of litera ture, plays, or other material, who may prohibit what he considers morally or otherwise objectionable. The key prob lem with the idea of a censor is “what he considers objectionable.” One person may think “Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree” is objectionable while an other person may think “Debbie Does Dallas” should be required viewing. Censors also have a bad habit of being hypocrites. Last Saturday night my eve ning was spoiled by a hypocritical cen sor. “Another Saturday and I ain’t go t no body,” as Sam Cooke would say. Noth ing to do except fill the Care Bear glass I got at Pizza Hut with tea and watch TV. After looking through the TV guide and debating what to watch, (Doctor Who or MTV’s John Fogerty special), I was struck with hope. “Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein” was on! I was filled with anticipation. I had read that Warhol is a weird man who makes weird (and usually kinky) movies. As I turned on the TV my roommate walked in the room. He wafited to watch the movie (he knew about Warhol too). The movie started — the opening credits were superimposed over a scene of two young children in a laboratory “playing” with a doll. Once the credits had gone by and the kids had played Marie Antionette with the doll the words “Edited for Television” appeared on the screen. We were upset. Our eve ning of watching blood, guts, livers, brains, hearts, lungs, kidneys, and ab normal sex would be at the mercy of some bald-headed old man who proba bly thinks Jerry Falwell is God. Dr. Baron von Frankenstein is build ing his monsters, one male and the other female. We see him and his assis tant (not Igor, someone else) put va rious parts in the he-monster. Squish, squish, glitch, glitch, slurp, slurp, drip, drip. As they turn to the already com pleted, and almost nude, she-monster we get “edited” to a commercial: Dr. Ruth Westheimer asks the musi cal question, “Do you use condoms?” and then tells us all about the brand she is trying to sell. Back to the movie. Our hero and his buddy are talking, the buddy wants to become a monk. Hero takes Buddy to a brothel to show him what he’ll be miss ing if he enters monkdom. As Buddy is about to be served by the ladies of the house we get “edited” to another com mercial: A girl, a very well developed girl, with a bottle of suntan lotion stuffed down her bikini bottom swims over to a cam era that zooms in on the bottle. Back to the movie. Hero and Buddy are walking home. Dr. Frankenstein and Not Igor leap out of a bush and re lieve Buddy of his head. Chop, chop, grind, grind, squish, squish, spurt, spurt. Meanwhile Mrs. Frankenstein hires Hero for her personal servant (know what I mean? nudge, nudge, wink, wink). Mrs. Frankenstein asks Hero to God: gay lifestyle not right lifestyle EDITOR: Is it O.K. to be gay? This question has in effect been asked of everyone here at Texas A&M due to the forced recogni tion of GSS by the University re cently. The “Gay Pride” parade in Houston a few weeks ago in which GSS took part was their way of telling all who would take note that their homosexual lifestyle is normal and healthy and that they are proud of it. Letters to The Battalion re cently have, for the most part, criticized GSS for their “disgus ting” identification with A&M sighting the fact that A&M was forced to recognize them. Is GSS right in living and proclaiming their homosexual lifestyle? God says, “If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act: they shall surely be put to death. Their blood-guiltiness is upon them.” (The Bible, Lev. 20:13) “For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for , will help her in her bedroom (known! I mean? nudge, nudge, wink, As Hero follows Mrs. Frankenstei orders to get more comfortal (know what I mean? nudge wink, wink) we get “edited” toi other commercial. nuds ■ Some old man asks the mu« question, “Do you have diarrte and then tries to sell us somethin! stop it. Back to the movie. The gooddf tor and his good assistant taketh new friend back to the laboraffi Dr. Frankenstein and Not Igor Buddy’s head on the he-moi Sew, sew, squish, squish, drip,drifl G' By Genei ning to ( center it ter on tl versity Street to users. B.D. for Gem tral Div nor con Meanwhile Mrs. Frankensif tells the kids to run along and while she and Hero go to the (know what I mean? nudge, wink, wink). As they hit the ha) get “edited” to another commercii Four girls, very well develo] girls in very short shorts, are sing about how great it is that the) longer have hairy legs because! use this hair remover. Back to the movie. More guts, livers, brains, hearts, te | and kidneys. Chop, chop, gr® i grind, squish, squish, glitch, gl® j slurp, slurp, cut, cut, sew, sew,dii I drip. More Mrs. Frankenstein® Hero (know what I mean? nui nudge, wink, wink) promisingt( something highly erotic. More ting” to commercials that ask eni rassing questions about bodi tions or show us girls that w# reduce any red-blooded, Ameri® j male to a mere whimper. I missed Doctor Who and jd Fogerty for this? Why do theseff pie have the nerve to cut fronb sex that Andy Warhol putin 1 movie for artistic reason and sho* sex that is trying to sell someth® The bald-headed old man whop® ably thinks Jerry Falwell is should better define what he th® is objectionable. Sta] By H Karl Palhneyer is a senior join 1 lism major and a columnist for' Battalion. 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