TO THE EDITOR:
In response to the outcry over UNC’s handling of the Psalm 100 situation, I would like to offer defense of the group and UNC. The group removed Will Thomason for his views on homosexuality, an issue which the group believes is very important and which they believe the Bible speaks clearly about. While most of this liberal campus might not believe in this strict interpretation of the Bible, this group clearly does and there are plenty of verses that support them (Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 7:2). His views go completely against these verses.
The Daily Tar Heel’s editorial, “Ripe for revision,” criticized UNC’s policy that allows a group to remove a member because they disagree with the group’s views on a particular topic. Groups should be able to have any views they want. Just because a group’s views go against UNC’s policies doesn’t mean that the group doesn’t have a right to have those views.
It is not UNC’s place to offer a definitive interpretation of the Bible. If we want to have a truly inclusive campus, we can’t just silence any group that disagrees with the popular opinion on campus. All groups have a right to their views, not just the liberal ones, and I commend UNC for recognizing this.
Daniel Fenton
Sophomore
Linguistics, Psychology
