[CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments

[Mike Alvard]

This seems to be a move to demote non-Christians to second class
citizenship.  How can I feel I will be treated fairly by a city government
that believes, apparently, that I am hell-bound.  I have come to terms with
my neighbors' believing that I am to suffer eternal damnation, but my city
council and mayor?  How can I trust the courts to treat me fairly? What do
they expect me to tell my children when they ask about living in a Christian
town...? 

I called Silva, but had to rant into his answering machine...


Michael Alvard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology
4352 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4352 

  

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-----Original Message-----
From: csps-bounces at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu [mailto:csps-bounces at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu]
On Behalf Of Larry Oliver
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:47 AM
To: csps at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu
Subject: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments

CSPS,

Re our City Council's decision to open its meetings with a prayer 
(supposedly non-sectarian):

I was astounded to read in today's Battalion that our mayor has stated (if 
quoted accurately) that College Station is a "Christian community."  and he 
is not backing away from that declaration. He has invited community members 
to contact him to voice their opinions.  I think we all should do exactly 
that. His personal phone number is  690-6519.

Larry


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