[CSPS] Message from Judy Baer re report of Silva's comments

Fri Oct 14 14:47:42 CDT 2005

Larry, I tried sendingthe following to the list and got back "you are not
allowed to post." could you please post the following? TIA, Judy

>http://www.theeagle.com/stories/100905/local_20051009003.php

was astounded to read in today's Battalion that our mayor has
> >> stated (if quoted accurately) that College Station is a "Christian >> 
>community."

Not as quoted in the Eagle story, he didn't.

Judy Baer

>From: Anne Raymond <raymond at geo.tamu.edu>
>To: csps at PHILEBUS.TAMU.EDU
>Subject: Re: [CSPS] CSPS Digest, Vol 25, Issue 3
>Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:50:23 -0500
>
>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
> >Message-ID: <BAY101-F1040FFE6D142D2D11F8375D97D0 at phx.gbl>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
> >
> >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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >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>
> >Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >
> >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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> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >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>
> >Message-ID: <200510141502.j9EF2rYQ032816 at smtp-relay.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
> >
> >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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