Look who’s pompous
Letter writer Vince Rozmiarek states that he is “all for freedom of speech and religion, but in a tolerant society, there is a time and a place for it” (“Student among the ‘select pompous,’” Sept. 13).
His key word is “but.” What is the time and place? Who decides? Does Rozmiarek? How would he decide? If we live in a “tolerant” society, why couldn’t the class valedictorian talk about Jesus? It would seem that Rozmiarek knows best and would be joining the “select pompous” that he writes about.
Dianne Moyers, Centennial
I wonder if when Vince wakes up in the morning he sees brown? Or notices the popping sound when he pulls his head out from between his sphincter muscles?
Posted by on September 24, 2007 03:41 AMMs. Corder broke the rules by presenting one speach to the principal and then giving another.
That's pompous.
That says "the rules don't apply to me" because I'm a Jesus Freak.
Posted by on September 24, 2007 07:55 AMGet the hell over it, It's a nonissue. So a young girl made an, and get this, unappropriate remark at a high school graduation. So bleeding what? It' is not the first time nor the last this will happen. I can't help but wonder if she was a "minority" would the same media feeding frenzy have happened. In any case, a high school graduation speech, if required by it's board to be presubmitted and such is not delivered as submitted, has every right to take action especially if the speech will embroil the school in nagative publicity. Is it right to deny her a diploma, No. Is it right to set standards to prevent other occurences, Yes. A high school is no place for political, religious or any other agenda. The only focus should and must be on education. Anything that distracts from that responsibility is unacceptable.
Posted by Allen Campbell on September 24, 2007 08:32 AMAllen Campbell,
"A high school is no place for political, religious or any other agenda. The only focus should and must be on education. Anything that distracts from that responsibility is unacceptable".
What about at a University like Columbia?
Posted by jgd777 on September 24, 2007 10:00 AMIt's Freedom OF Religion, not Freedom FROM Religion, thank God. If she were black and muslim, she would have been praised for her stones.
Posted by clyde on September 24, 2007 11:43 AMI know nothing about Columbia University's requirements or policies for acceptable behavior.I suppose a religious school will teach religion and the history of it or, if payed for by a particular religion, teach the tenets of that religion. But, any publicly funded school should be free of all said agendas.
If you were making another point please say it clearly.
Allen, do you know the difference between "paid" and "payed" or did you go to public school?
Posted by on September 24, 2007 11:10 PM