[CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments

[Gene and Maggie Charleton]

When you get the plan drawn up and determine exactly what Silva said give me
a synopsis and I will post to the Democratic Party list... Sorry to be out
of order on e-mails but I have been gone all weekend to Austin doing
election training. Maggie

-----Original Message-----
From: csps-bounces at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu [mailto:csps-bounces at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu]
On Behalf Of Hugh
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:36 AM
To: csps at PHILEBUS.TAMU.EDU
Subject: Re: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: feagin at tamu.edu [mailto:feagin at tamu.edu]
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 11:31 AM
> To: hugh at stearnsconstruction.biz; 'Mike Alvard'; 'Larry Oliver';
> csps at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu
> Subject: Re: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments
> 
> 
> Do we know for sure exactly what the mayor said? I hate to 
> rely just on the 
> Battalion:) JF
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hugh" <hugh at stearnsconstruction.biz>
> To: "'Mike Alvard'" <alvard at tamu.edu>; "'Larry Oliver'" 
> <larryo49 at hotmail.com>; <csps at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu>
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments
> 
> 
> > The mayor was also quoted as saying something to the effect 
> that Wiccas 
> > are
> > not a real religion.  I have spoken to Bud Wurtz, the 
> president of our 
> > local
> > ACLU chapter, and they are looking into legal action.  
> Though with our
> > courts the way they are, it seems unwise to challenge 
> anything.  The way 
> > to
> > beat this is by playing their game.  We need to make sure 
> that we provide
> > diversity - Pagans, Buddhists, Animists, Atheists.  I would 
> love to see 
> > them
> > try to impose some sort of Christian affirmative action plan.
> >
> > The usually meek mayor is actually the one person who stood 
> up to this
> > effort when it was voted on.  Sadly, Suzan Lancaster, who 
> has been the
> > progressive hero of this depressing council, is the 
> initiator of this
> > effort.  I encourage everyone to write a letter to your 
> council people 
> > (even
> > if they are not your council people) who are:
> >
> > Mayor Ron Silvia - rsilvia at cstx.gov
> > Place 1 Ben White - bwhite at cstx.gov
> > Place 2 - John Happ - jhapp at cstx.gov
> > Place 3 - Ron Gay - rgay at cstx.gov
> > Place 4 - Suzan Lancaster - slancaster at cstx.gov
> > Place 5 - Chris Scotti - cscotti at cstx.gov
> > Place 6 - Nancy Berry - nberry at cstx.gov
> >
> > Additionally, I would encourage you to copy Robert Borden 
> of the Eagle -
> > rborden at theeagle.com.
> >
> > As you write, keep in mind that the District Attorney is 
> investigating 
> > this
> > City Council for violations of open meetings regulations, 
> so the prospect 
> > of
> > legal action will resonate well with them.  We don't have 
> to tolerate
> > this. - Hugh
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: csps-bounces at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu
> >> [mailto:csps-bounces at PHILEBUS.tamu.edu]On Behalf Of Mike Alvard
> >> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:20 AM
> >> To: 'Larry Oliver'; csps at PHILEBUS.TAMU.EDU
> >> Subject: Re: [CSPS] Mayor Silva's comments
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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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