Week 5: Reading Response 2

The article by John Zwier: An Opportunity for Intelligent Debate really stirred me up. Politics and religion have always been hand in hand, and always will be like it or not, right or wrong. I agree with the buttons statement, but it still alludes to division. There will always be division between Democrats and Republicans. We will always have a comparison of Conservatives to Republican, Liberals to Democrats, Christians to Republican and non Christians to Democrats. To pretend that this division doesn’t exist is infantile. I also agree with John that the opportunity for the president to speak at their college is one that should be taken advantage of. As far as the students who didn’t like the idea they can stay home if they don’t want to hear what he has to say. We all have that choice. We all must show respect for the person and the position regardless of whether we agree with him or not. There will never be a president that can make everyone happy all of the time. I for one am tired of Bush bashing. I find it sad that this school had already judged the man before he even spoke. The last two paragraphs seem to state this. Why do they hope that speaking there would make him nervous? And what makes Calvin College a Christian college? I can read between the lines that they even question his (George W. Bush) Christianity. I highly doubt they could do any better. The current administration certainly won’t. It seems the majority voted for change without knowing what all “change” meant. Buckle up folks; it’s going to be a rough ride.