Is it possible that in a certain issue, both sides of the situation could be equally silly and wrong?
It is if you are talking about a blessed cracker.
This past week, the story that got passed around via e-mail and word of mouth was that of Student Government Association Senator Webster Cook and his hijacking of a Eucharist from a Campus Catholic Ministries mass meeting.
It now has national fame, as it was posted on the humorous news Web site, www.fark.com.
While I was attempting to digest this story and figure out who I happened to agree with, I realized that I simply could not pick a side without feeling dumb.
For starters, I happen to agree with the side of Cook that there is something a little bit wrong about the student government of a public institution funding money for religious groups to hold their worship meetings inside the Student Union.
What I don't agree with, though, is trying to prove a point by pulling a crazy publicity stunt like holding the Eucharist "hostage."
If you are an elected member of SGA, use that power as an outlet for calm, collected and intelligent political change.
On the flip side of this story, I don't understand the mindset of people who would get so upset over someone stealing a cracker that they would send threats of physical violence.
Isn't Christianity supposed to be a peaceful religion? The one that is all about that whole forgiveness thing, and the turning of various cheeks?
So both of you, angry Catholics and Sen. Cook, go to the corner and think about what you did.
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