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Christians deserve better than ridicule

I am tired of Christians being stereotyped as the ignorant, hate-filled neanderthals of American society. I am particularly incensed at the articles that John Bice spews forth from his bilic mouth on a weekly basis, discounting Christian views on abortion, calling them "doltish," and "faith-spawned drivel." If Bice has some enlightened knowledge on when the exact point of personhood is attained, I'm all ears.

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Embarrassed

Michigan should be ashamed to have passed Proposal 2 into law. On Tuesday, our state and 11 others wrote hatred and discrimination into the very core of their state constitutions. We at The State News are appalled, but not necessarily surprised. Voting yes on Proposal 2 wouldn't have forced the hand of any religion - churches would have been free to marry or not marry whomever they pleased.

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Too many criteria allow for MIP ticket

The standards that police officers are using to give MIP tickets are becoming too broad. The fact that officers are allowed to consider your body as a container when giving an MIP is unnecessary.

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On the board

Democrat Joel Ferguson and Republican Melanie Foster won seats on the MSU Board of Trustees, with 25 percent and 24 percent of the vote respectively. With Ferguson keeping his post on the board and Foster coming back (she served in the early 1990s), we hope the new board secures a position as a liaison between the university and students. With so many crucial issues coming up, we can't overemphasize the importance of the communication between the two parties. The absence of Trustee Randall Pittman could mean the loss of a major force behind the plan to relocate MSU's medical school.

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Writer started off well, missed point

In response to John Rumschlag's "Media doesn't give Spartans chances" (SN 11/3), Rumschlag started off all right.

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Passage of Prop. 2 is discriminatory

When I woke up this morning, my heart was broken. Not because George Bush was elected for another four years, but because as a state, Michigan passed Proposal 2.

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Unite us

At the end of a close race, George W. Bush has been re-elected President of the United States. Sen. John Kerry conceded the race Wednesday and Bush declared victory. In this metaphoric game of Texas Hold 'Em, America put all its chips on the table and went all in.

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Center has history often overlooked

The letter by Len Miller, "Vote for Prop.

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Bush shouldn't get evangelical support

As a Christian, I am dismayed by the overwhelming support President Bush received from evangelical Christians.

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Leaving dangerous situations not easy; resources available to help

October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Most of us have seen posters and pictures of the victims: women with bruised faces, broken bones, split lips and missing teeth or children huddled in the corner, covering their ears. But if domestic violence is so horrible, why don't victims get out?

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History could use some new voices

This letter is in response to the letter from Len Miller, "Vote for Prop.

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'Morning-after' political schwag deserves its own special graveyard

Mike Townshend

November 3, 2004

You can't look across the street nowadays without seeing something truly hideous. Go ahead, give it a try.

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Appreciation

To those who went to vote - we salute you. After the long, hard crawl to the polls you didn't wimp out.

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Campus needs to be safer at night

I am writing this letter in regard to the poor lighting on campus at night. With all of the recent assaults going on, I feel that more lighting is a necessity for safety and security.

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Football fans could, should want more

Jonathan Malavolti's column regarding Saturday evening's classic ("Fans couldn't ask for more from Spartans" SN 11/1) epitomized the kind of bogus attitude within the local public and media that has haunted MSU football for much of the past half-century. Yes, Jonathan, fans could ask for more - and quite frankly they should.

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Media doesn't give Spartans chances

Before the Michigan-MSU game, I watched ESPN commentators joking about the Spartans' chances of upsetting the great Wolverines.

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Column's rationale keeps 'U' mediocre

I am writing in response to Jonathan Malavolti's column "Fans couldn't ask for more from Spartans" (SN 11/1). His blind support of the team, win or lose, is the reason that this program has been steeped in mediocrity for 35 years. Yes, they gave a valiant effort, and yes, they played hard for most of the game.

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End game

On the eve of presidential elections it usually happens - the campaign-end surprise. One or both candidates will pull out some powerhouse, earth-shattering dirt on their competition. In 2000, Democrats served up President Bush's drunk-driving record to sway voters days before the election.

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Attempts to target youth voters devoid of information, effectiveness

Puff Daddy is an opportunistic youth locust. If turning a once-great art form into self-absorbed braggadocio about money and spinning platinum hubcaps wasn't enough to earn him a special place in Hell, his exploitation of kids who wanted to become more politically-minded will hopefully get him a reservation. His "Vote or Die" campaign was meaningless fear-tactic fodder in the name of self-promotion.

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Third parties are not 'traitor' votes

I plan on voting for Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian candidate for president, today. In the past few months, I've listened to and read all sorts of misconceived rantings against third-party voters. The mainstream camps like to brand us as idealistic, fringy or foolish.