[CSPS] CSPS Digest, Vol 25, Issue 3

Fri Oct 14 13:50:23 CDT 2005

CSPS,
Re;  Mayor's characterization of College Station as a 'Christian Community'.

As well as calling the Mayor, I recommend sending letters to the 
Bryan College Station Eagle.

Anne Raymond

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>    1. Mayor Silva's comments (Larry Oliver)
>    2. Re: Mayor Silva's comments (Mike Alvard)
>    3. Re: Mayor Silva's comments (Mike Alvard)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:46:40 -0500
>From: "Larry Oliver" <larryo49 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments
>To: csps at PHILEBUS.TAMU.EDU
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>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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>Message: 2
>Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:20:11 -0500
>From: "Mike Alvard" <alvard at tamu.edu>
>Subject: Re: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments
>To: "'Larry Oliver'" <larryo49 at hotmail.com>, <csps at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu>
>Message-ID: <200510141421.j9EEKhO2007098 at smtp-relay.tamu.edu>
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>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
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>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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>Message: 3
>Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:02:33 -0500
>From: "Mike Alvard" <alvard at tamu.edu>
>Subject: Re: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments
>To: "'Larry Oliver'" <larryo49 at hotmail.com>, <csps at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu>
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>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
>
>
>
>web:http://anthropology.tamu.edu/faculty/alvard/profile.htm
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>e-mail: Alvard at tamu.edu
>Office: (979) 862-3492
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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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Dr. Anne Raymond
Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77845

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