Religious Tolerance at Cornell

CayugaRed2005
Mon, 12 May 2008 20:10:02 +0000

Are you really saying that one can’t be a republican and be pro-civil rights?



Given the serious encroachments on the Constitution that has come with the most recent administrations, I find it hard to believe anybody can be “pro-civil rights” and still vote Republican.



Abortion, homosexual marriage, and gun control won’t be resolved quickly because the entire country is divided over it. Its not some simple ploy to keep what you think is the platform.



Yeah it is. Just ask Karl Rove. These were the wedge issues he pretty much admits to developing to keep people voting for Bush. As you know, major changes in abortion and gun control aren’t going to happen anytime soon.



how in the word does a c*nt festival promote “equality under the law”?



Considering that a lot of individuals still don’t believe that females should have equal rights and privileges with men, and considering that the legal system still embodies a lot of these prejudices, public awareness about female sexuality may help to inform and educate the leaders of the next generation. I’m not saying I agree with all of their tactics and views, but if Cornell can spend money to have Huckabee speak on campus, I have no problem with Cornell (or Georgetown, for that matter) spending money to support the Vagina Monologues.



Ever heard of the whole…fight between state and federal governmental rights? A conservative view of the constitution?



Yes. And it seems like the Democratic party is upholding the traditionally conservative views on these matters these days, as well. From Medicare Part D to Bush and Cheney’s striking abuses of the executive office.



as for the review and the college republicans, those two groups have really weak membership…i’ve been to their meetings



They could have been stronger, though, if you got more involved!



and I don’t find it to be a very open-minded majority



Fair enough. But nobody ever said that Cornell was a campus of open-minded moderates. All we have said is that there are a lot of conservative, libertarian, and apolitical students on campus as well to a vocal liberal majority, and that most students are very civil when it comes to political discourse. And a lot of us have been trying to make this point. But you seem to disagree with it.

But then, as seuferk says, “differing views are fine” on campus, you say “thank youuuu” so now I have to wonder where you stand on all of this.