Dear Editor:
I am writing in response to the NCMO Web page. It is sad and disgusting that a site like that was even thought of by BYU students. It is a privilege to attend BYU and have the protection of the Honor Code. BYU is a private university, standards are set for students and faculty to live by. It is a blessing to have these rules. But the Honor Code doesn't mention kissing? I hope people attending BYU understand the gospel enough to know about the spirit of the law. Every man is given a way to judge, and we can judge whether we are doing what's right or not. Our university is supported by tithe payers. What would they think if they found out that tithing is supporting students who have no regard for the sanctity of intimate relationships? Because we attend a university with prophets on our Board of Trustees, we must own up to the responsibility we have.
Intimate relationships without commitment are empty and hollow. Is that what people want? Do they desire simply to be desired for physical gratification? I hope BYU students are seeking for longer lasting, more satisfying relationships than those found in the heat of the night. The NCMO Web page, possibly started as a joke, may work its way into the lives of those trying to stay clean and pure. I hope that everyone can rise to the occasion and seek to put away this evil that is before us, before it spreads like an infectious disease and begins to plague our beloved university.
Jenifer Yule Fugal
Chandler, Ariz.
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Student Web site excites kissing controversy 2/9/2000