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Page 10
The Battalion
Wednesday, April 14,1
Fish Day, like E-Walk, a
special day for Corps
This letter is in response to the disgruntled
Duncan employee who disagreed with cadets'
behavior on 'fish day.'
The employee stated that on this particular
day cadets act "worse than animals," display
ing a behavior that A&M surely wouldn't al
low in its classrooms. The employee is right,
and neither would other activities that occur
regularly in Duncan such as eating, drinking,
dances, parties, and banquets occur in class
rooms.
The Duncan employee states the "universi
ty hierarchy" would be appalled if they wit
nessed the activities of 'fish day.' I agree:
They probably would be shocked, hut so
would a corporate recruiter who came to inter
view seniors during Elephant Walk or while
seniors were mugging down with their dates
during midnight yell.
Fish day, like Elephant Walk, Fish Camp,
yell practices and many other 'out of the ordi
nary' events that happen on this campus, is a
special time for cadets. This annual activity is
something I thoroughly enjoyed and looked
forward to both as a freshman and an upper
classman cadet. Fish day has provided me
with many lifetime memories which I cherish.
I regret that the activities of 'fish day' may
result in an extra burden for the Duncan em
ployees. T would, however, like to remind
them that on almost everyday of the school
year, the freshmen in the Corps take every
dish and tray, empty and throw-away all ex
cess food and drinks, stack the dishes and
trays, carry the dishes and trays to the wash
room, and finally, wipe and clean the tables.
This routine occurs after every breakfast and
dinner and saves the Duncan employees a sig
nificant amount of time, and thus the Univer
sity a significant amount of money.
I am sure the freshmen's daily efforts and
contributions far outweigh the inconvenience
caused once a year by 'fish day'.
Now, I don't profess to know what Dean
considers spirituality, but if it doesn't include
those things, how good can it be? Perhaps
Dean should look beyond the tired sermons of
his Christian elders to find spiritual awareness
within himself.
Jesus is "the Way," in the same manner thi
Abraham, Moses, Mohammed, Baha'u'llal
and all other Prophets of god are "the Way
They all teach the same spiritual lessons an
all come from the same Reality, that is God
"No distinction do we make between anyo
His Messengers." (Qur'an 2:285)
The purpose of man is to know and wor
ship the one God. By sharing our views,wt
hope to encourage others to seek the hidden
Truths in God's Holy Writings. Then willlli(
rich guidance within be released to lead
lives, enabling humanity to live as one loving
family and to realize that "Jesus Christ g<
His life upon the cross for the unity
mankind."
Leslie Mclntosl
President of the Baha'i
Seth K. Adelson
Graduate Student
• Just a word of appreciation for the out
standing manner in which the Resurrection
Week activities were planned and carried out.
The results, which have not yet been fully real
ized, were also a blessing. As a former student
and passer-by for some of the activities it is so
encouraging to see that today's Christian stu
dents at Texas A&M are committed to Jesus as
their only hope and to sharing this with their
fellow students in a loving, caring way. Jesus
truly is the great liberator and equalizer of
mankind
The efforts of these Aggie Christians were
totally unselfish and directed toward the bene
fit of others rather than in some self-serving,
what's-in-it-for-me attitude as are so many
other efforts that we see in today's world.
Thanks again for being true to the faith.
Until we meet again, I will remain in his
easy yoke.
Frank Cox
Class of '65
David Hawkins
Class of '92
Readers respond to
Resurrection Week
• Corps Chaplain Bobby Dean's guest col
umn (ARISE! Resurrection Week explained
for all Aggies, April 8) disturbed me greatly.
While Dean suggested that Christians should
seek ways "to proclaim [their] message to non-
Christians without offending them or belit
tling them," he managed to offend this non-
Christian reader.
Dean states, "All people are either dead
spiritually in their hearts or they are alive in
Christ." In doing so, he alienates a significant
portion of the Battalion's readership. I do not
accept Jesus as the messiah, and indeed I find
historical evidence of his existence rather flim
sy. But I am not, as Dean says, "dead spiritu
ally in my heart." On the contrary, I am a
highly spiritual person. I read, think and love.
I appreciate art and music, nature, good
friends £ind good food. How can I be "dead
spiritually"?
• We, the members of the Texas A&M
Baha'i club, would like to offer the Baha'i
teachings concerning the Resurrection of Jesus
Christ. In 1904, Abdul-Baha, son of
Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i
Faith, stated that some Biblical stories are spir
itual metaphors rather than physical facts.
As an example, he cited John 3:13 where
Christ says, "and no man hath ascended up to
heaven, but He that came down from heaven,
even the Son of man which is in heaven." Al
though Christ came from the womb of Mary
and walked on the earth. He says that He
came from heaven and was in heaven; this is
obviously a spiritual fact not a material one.
Therefore, His resurrection and ascension unto
heaven is also symbolic. Abdul-Baha explains
this story as follows:
"The disciples were troubled and agitated
after the martyrdom of Christ. The Reality of
Christ, which signifies His teachings. His
bounties. His perfections, and His spiritual
power, was hidden and concealed for two or
three days after His martyrdom, and was not
resplendent and manifest. No, rather it was
lost, for the believers were few in number and
were troubled and agitated. When after three
days the disciples became assured and stead
fast, and began to serve the Cause of Christ...,
the Reality of Christ became resplendent and
His bounty appeared; His religion found life;
His teachings and His admonitions became ev
ident and visible."
Likewise, when Jesus said, "Heaven and
earth shall pass away, but my words shall not
pass away" (Luke 21:33), He was referring to
the spiritual teachings of Christianity; spiritual
teachings which remain the same. The social
laws and ordinances, however, change with
the revelation of a new Prophet according to
the needs and understanding of people. Thus
• This is in response to Bobby Dean's o|
fensive guest column from April 8. Like fur
damentalists the world over, he is surelii
Way is the only way; this is a very dangerot
thing. It shouldn't matter what name onecaS
God: Hashem, Allah, Jesus, Krishna, theGrei
Spirit, etc...; what does matter is what one
with one's belief.
I don't think we were put here on thisearf
to blindly believe, say, in Jesus, and usethisi
an excuse to absolve us of all responsibilityfr
our actions as we merrily go on our way mu
dering, raping, hating, and generally not
ing anything to make the world a better place
If someone's belief in Jesus helps him or hi
be a better person, that's fine. I personallyd
not believe he was anything more than
teacher, but I accept that someone with belie
that differ from mine can still be a dghteo!
person.
The problems come, as stated before, wht
people like Dean proclaim theirs the only wai
Let's not forget those "good Christians" wi
murdered, raped, tortured, robbed, plunderei
and destroyed entire cultures during theCn
sades, the Inquisition, the conquest of the Net
World, the Holocaust, and now the Serb
"ethnic cleansing" in the former Yugoslavia
All in the name of Jesus. The world wouldb
a much better place if people like Deal
stopped trying to force their religious belief
on others and instead inspired others by thee
righteous actions to follow their paths.
Sharon Seniil
Grad Student
• Editor's Note: The Battalion does notendon
any particular religious practice or lack them]
The opinions expressed in guest columns or
Mail Call represent the opinions of the authors on\
and do not reflect those of the Battalion cditoric
board. These are the last letters that will run
the subject of Resurrection Week or any organic
religion for that matter.
Editorials appearing in The Battalion reflect the views of it*
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opinions of the authors.
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Due to space restrictions, guest columns wl not be accepted
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