Above all things, above being a Republican and a conservative, I am for Bowdoin. I love the school, care for my friends here, enjoy the classes, appreciate the professors, and cherish the experience that I am having. Apparently, many students on this campus do not feel this way.
This past Monday, the Bowdoin College Republicans hosted a lecture by the leader of the Maine Christian Civic League, Michael Heath. Mr. Heath is currently the lead supporter of voting yes on Question 1 on the upcoming referendum in Maine. A yes vote will repeal the gay rights clause in Maine law which was recently passed.
This clause adds terms such as "gay," "lesbian," and "transgender" to the law against discrimination in Maine.
Many people oppose this bill because they claim that gays are being discriminated against in Maine (by gays I mean gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, and any other name that can be thought of).
However, much to their knowledge, but little to their liking, this is the third referendum on this issue in Maine. Both times the people of this wonderful state rejected the proposal to add the gay rights legislation to Maine law.
Nevertheless, liberals used their favorite technique to get the bill through: they found someone in the government sympathetic to their cause and exploited him. Governor Baldacci convinced the state legislature to sign the bill, even though it was apparently against the will of the people (as shown by popular vote twice).
In attendance at the event, the liberals on campus, in a bold move, decided to pack the lecture hall, all of them wearing yellow shirts!
Hey, I have no problems with protesting. That's what liberals do, is it not?
Much to their disappointment, Mr. Heath's speech was informative and entertaining. He presented his point well, and in addition, he spoke much about other flaws in our society besides the gay rights bill at hand.
Problems started arising at the end of Mr. Heath's speech and during the Q&A when the liberals could no longer hold back their hatred. No matter if a person agreed with what Mr. Heath said or not, here at Bowdoin one would expect people to have respect for their peers and especially their elders.
During the Q&A there was heckling, accusative, hateful questions (if you can call five minute tirades without inquiry questions), and worst of all, blatant disrespect for Pastor Williams, who was aiding Mr. Heath in responding to the "questions."
Michael Heath wrote in his blog, he wrote: "At one point I was forced to defend Pastor Williams from cat calls and antagonism. The 'tolerance' was clearly going in only one direction last night. Tolerance for the gay agenda was acceptable while tolerance of a contrary viewpoint was unacceptable."
The liberals on campus failed at their first and foremost task as students at this enchanting educational institution: listening to a diverse forum and then siding with what they agree with.
On Monday they failed to even consider Mr. Heath's side of the argument and made fools out of themselves. As Mr. Heath pointed out during the Q&A, the liberals proved his point by showing the degradation of society that is currently taking place.
At the end of the Q&A session, and after numerous drawn out "questions" and disrespectful comments and actions, Mr. Heath said he wanted to say a short prayer. The prayer was in no way religious, it was just a few short words wishing us all the best and being thankful for what we have.
Yet, in what I considered the liberals greatest disrespect of all, many of them got up, rustled their belongings, and walked out while Mr. Heath was in the middle of this minute-long prayer. A final act of insolence by the Bowdoin College liberals.
In closing, I quote William DeWitt Hyde, the seventh president of Bowdoin. This is targeted towards all of you liberals who were at the event and the ones who weren't there, but would have acted the same way if they had been.
President Hyde, in his "Offer of the College" written in 1906, wrote that it is our obligation "To gain a standard for the appreciation of others' work; And the criticism of your own".
What would President Hyde think of your actions this past Monday my fellow students? Shame on you!