Posted by:
Eric Davis
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Date: October 08, 2010 06:15AM
Boyd Packer vs. Homosexuality
To truly understand how clueless the "True Blue Mormon" crowd really are about this subject, look no further than Mormon owned Brigham Young University.
J.J. Despain, a sports editor and editorial cartoonist for the school's "Daily Universe" newspaper, posted a cartoon in the opinion section of Thursday's edition. It can be seen on page 3 at the following link:
http://newnewsnet.byu.edu/pdf/du20101007.pdfIn his cartoon, Mr. Despain claims that the public outcry over Packer's Sunday speech is, "Much Ado about Nothing." J.J. also keeps a blog, in which he also posted the same cartoon in addition to some personal opinions on the subject. See his blog at the following link:
http://jtothe2ndpower.blogspot.com/2010/10/much-ado-about-nothing.htmlI don't suppose that Mr. Despain understands that to the thousands of dead gay youth, including numerous Mormons, that demonizing homosexuals evil or "counterfeit" is not "Nothing". I also don't suppose that Despain has ever seen Shakespeare's play, to understand the real message, that a person's lies and hurtful behavior do have lasting effects on individuals. Perhaps it's time for us to educate the naive Mormon population, Mr. Despain included, on the harm of hate speech. It's time to flood his inbox with Much Ado about Something.
You may also send messages to the editorial staff at the "Daily Universe" by email: letters@byu.edu
Or you can call the Opinion editor, Jade McDowell at: 801-422-7108