Letter: Welcoming all

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To the authors of the recent letters containing hateful remarks toward homosexuals, I couldn’t resist putting in my two cents.

You see, what they don’t seem to realize when they make their hateful remarks is people actually hear them.

Gay students hear them.

Yes, that’s right, gay students.

There are many gay students at BYU and I would be willing to bet they know a few of them.

Not all of them fit into the stereotypes they likely classify them under.

Many of them like sports and the outdoors and many of them serve faithfully in Church callings.

The problem with their words is they make these students feel unwelcome.

Every time they make judgments about others, they ignite an “us vs. them” mentality that makes these students feel belittled, unwanted and unworthy.

Do you know what happens when people are constantly put down?

They start believing the things they hear and start to separate themselves from social circles, Church activity and BYU.

This is not the example Christ set for us. No student has the authority to pass judgment upon any other child of God.

Whether or not a homosexual is worthy of raising a child is not up to any of us.

We are only required to love, show compassion and demonstrate charity to our fellow man.

I sincerely hope this issue will help open students’ eyes to the impact of their words and remind each of us of the basic Primary lessons many of us were taught about the pure love of Christ.

Brandon Hurst

Sacramento, Calif.


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