2008 Woodie Awards
Parade for pride over prejudice
Nicole Dodd
Issue date: 10/18/07 Section: News
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On Friday, the organization P.U.L.S.E., which stands for Promoting Understanding of Lifestyles through Service and Education, held a campus-wide Pride Parade. The parade crowd, which included P.U.L.S.E., students and faculty, began its route in the front of the Barry B. Thompson Student Center, and walked through the campus, in front of the library, and stopped at the administration mall.
Although there were only about 20 people in the parade, their presence was well-known. As they marched with signs and balloons, the group shouted chants such as, "What do we want? Gay rights. When do we want them? Right now." "Gay rights are human rights," was also yelled. After they reached the administration mall, they all stopped and simultaneously released their balloons into the air. After the parade was finished, the group made its way to the humanities building, to Room 117, to listen to Dr. Daniel Helminiak give a presentation titled "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality."
Dr. Helminiak began with an introduction, explaining that he works for the University of West Virginia and used to be a Catholic priest.
"I am not here to give a religious speech. My concern is the way we view things," he said. Helminiak went on to talk about the different views people have of what the Bible says about homosexuality.
He said that there are two main views, one expressing that the Bible shows homosexuality as wrong, and one view that the Bible says nothing about homosexuality or that the Bible has nothing against homosexuality.
"I want to get reconciliation between the two ideas," Helminiak said, "If we can't make progress imagine what the world will be when you're in your 50s or 60s."
Helminiak then dove deeper as he said that you can not take the teachings of the Bible and apply them directly to the world we live in today. He demonstrated with the example in the Bible, they believe the world is flat, not round like we know it is today. "Every reading is an interpretation," Helminiak said.
Helminiak is a renowned author, with many books on the subject of homosexuality and religion. Some of his works include, "The Transcended Christian: Spiritual Lessons for the Twentieth-First Century," "Sex and the Sacred: Gay Identity and Spiritual Growth," and "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality." For a complete list of his books and to get more information, students may visit his Web site at www.visionsofdaniel.net.
Although there were only about 20 people in the parade, their presence was well-known. As they marched with signs and balloons, the group shouted chants such as, "What do we want? Gay rights. When do we want them? Right now." "Gay rights are human rights," was also yelled. After they reached the administration mall, they all stopped and simultaneously released their balloons into the air. After the parade was finished, the group made its way to the humanities building, to Room 117, to listen to Dr. Daniel Helminiak give a presentation titled "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality."
Dr. Helminiak began with an introduction, explaining that he works for the University of West Virginia and used to be a Catholic priest.
"I am not here to give a religious speech. My concern is the way we view things," he said. Helminiak went on to talk about the different views people have of what the Bible says about homosexuality.
He said that there are two main views, one expressing that the Bible shows homosexuality as wrong, and one view that the Bible says nothing about homosexuality or that the Bible has nothing against homosexuality.
"I want to get reconciliation between the two ideas," Helminiak said, "If we can't make progress imagine what the world will be when you're in your 50s or 60s."
Helminiak then dove deeper as he said that you can not take the teachings of the Bible and apply them directly to the world we live in today. He demonstrated with the example in the Bible, they believe the world is flat, not round like we know it is today. "Every reading is an interpretation," Helminiak said.
Helminiak is a renowned author, with many books on the subject of homosexuality and religion. Some of his works include, "The Transcended Christian: Spiritual Lessons for the Twentieth-First Century," "Sex and the Sacred: Gay Identity and Spiritual Growth," and "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality." For a complete list of his books and to get more information, students may visit his Web site at www.visionsofdaniel.net.
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