[CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments

[Mike Alvard]

Where do our fearless leaders get these wacky ideas...?  Oh, right..

See attached copy of the Texas 2004 STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM (pg 8.)


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: Larry Oliver [mailto:larryo49 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:56 AM
To: alvard at tamu.edu
Subject: RE: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments

I ranted to his voice-mail too.  One thing I forgot to inlcude in my rant 
was the ironic fact that he was making these statements at the same time the

Council was addressing  violence and discrimination toward (predominantly 
non-Christian) int'l students in Northgate.


>From: "Mike Alvard" <alvard at tamu.edu>
>To: "'Larry Oliver'" <larryo49 at hotmail.com>, <csps at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu>
>Subject: RE: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments
>Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:20:11 -0500
>
>
>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
>
>
>
>web:http://anthropology.tamu.edu/faculty/alvard/profile.htm
>
>e-mail: Alvard at tamu.edu
>Office: (979) 862-3492
>
>
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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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