Andrea Byl, in her recent attempt to merge science and faith, "Christianity, belief in God based on rational thinking, evidence" (SN 10/31), missed the difference between religious and scientific beliefs. Religious "truths" are predetermined, believed with certainty and accepted without reliable supporting evidence.
Lauren Fox highlights the deteriorating condition of our society in "Raising kids today is scary prospect" (SN 10/23). She also wrote, "Church seemed to be the only sanctuary to survive the moral decay of modern life." It then dawned on me that the secular part of society lacks strict personal morals that a religious society maintains.
I have really enjoyed many of Jessica Byrom's columns because they tend to have such a fresh viewpoint, which is why I was particularly disappointed with the one that ran last Thursday which compared abortion with casualties of war in "Casualties of war mourned, not those killed by abortion" (SN 10/26). Planned Parenthood doesn't receive funding from taxpayers, as Byrom implied.
Whenever I turn on the news about the upcoming elections, I often hear — no matter if it's CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, whatever — that it's possible the Democrats will come out on top this year because of people's dissatisfaction with the Republicans' war performance.
A new British report by Sir Nicholas Stern printed Monday calls for immediate action to tackle global warming now — or wait and suffer the pricey consequences. The review was commissioned by the U.K.'s Chancellor of the Exchequer and explains that the world needs to spend £184 billion, or 1 percent of the global GDP (about $348.9 billion), to deal with global warming now.
I am writing in response to John Kelly's letter regarding dove hunting, "When voting on Nov.
Imagine a child getting ready for her first day of kindergarten. A huge backpack strapped onto her tiny arms.
Between the campaign ads flooding newspapers, the commercials being shown on TV and even the Facebook groups I am being invited to join, I am sick and tired of hearing how Proposal 2 is going to hurt anyone who is not a white male.
Once again, there is a new low for Spartans football. In the past, I would eagerly wait until Indiana and Illinois played each other because one of them had to win.
Students in an ISS class have taken what was meant only to be a presentation and turned it into something that could make a difference.
Some say God is a crutch. But I say it works both ways. Is atheism an emotional crutch? Something people conjure up to escape the frightening reality of God's existence? The question of purpose is a human query, one I was surprised to see John Bice deny in his column, "Religious beliefs don't justify outlawing stem cell research" (SN 10/24). The argument Bice presented asserted that Christianity holds a slew of moral ideals based on a faith conjured up by humans so they feel better about the afterlife. Bice wrote, "The foundational basis for religious faith isn't evidence or rational thinking; instead, it stems from fear of death, an emotional craving for an optimistic future and a desire for 'meaning.'" I read it and was puzzled.
I am writing to clarify the inaccuracies written in Matt Schumann's letter, "Vote yes on proposal to end affirmative action" (SN 10/30). I agree with his arguments, and I believe that affirmative action should not be strictly restricted to skin color but also include an element of socioeconomic status.
Ironic isn't it, that exactly what many politicians predicted would happen, happened, and their own predicted reactions to these happenings have not been fulfilled?
In Jessica Byrom's piece, "Casualties of war mourned, not those killed by abortion," (SN 10/26), she posits that Planned Parenthood, responsible for approximately 255,000 abortions a year, is the "No.
As a conservationist and an avid hunter of a variety of game, I am deeply concerned about the negative response toward holding a dove hunting season in Michigan.
As athletic trainers, we are huge fans of all Spartans athletics. This year, we are working with both the men's and women's cross country teams.
Affirmative action remains complete and utter discrimination. Targeting a group because of a certain trait that has no biological effect on success should be outlawed.
With all the negative buzz facing the MSU football team this year, I agree it is hard to tune into a Spartans game when all I see are lazy mistakes.
On special occasions, you can log onto www.google.com and find the Web site's banner with an array of festive decorations, depending on the holiday or commemorative date. Instead, Google's webmasters should rethink this scheme and portray their Web site in a more accurate light — the two Os should be eyes. Google has become the Big Brother of the world — and you don't hear me complaining.
Two coinciding figures were recently released, and both leave Michigan students and employees-to-be in even more of a bind than they were already in.