President Monson to speak at spring commencement

Unun Septium

Tue May 11 2010 14:25

M G needs to research what the "separation of church and state" means. Hint: it is not that the state should have absolutely no religious attitudes whatsoever... The State cannot force a specific religous or belief onto the people, i.e. "required to believe or die." That means that President Obama can say prayer on national TV and ask people to pray if they choose. Or that schools can have a prayer before each day (like they did when the constitution was being drafted). Government can be religious, just not make it required. Look it up.

S C

Fri Mar 26 2010 11:45

You have got to be kidding! Should Republicans only be allowed to speak to a Republican student body? Everyone's religious beliefs, or lack thereof, is a part of their persona. Would you be offended if the Dalai Lama were the scheduled speaker? Get real and get over it.

D H

Sat Feb 27 2010 23:38

"What wrong message do you think he'll send? That he believes in God and all that jazz? Heaven forbid he should pass that message along when the ones receiving the message don't believe it in the first place." So, what your saying Miss Bills, is that if we don't believe in god, or believe in god the way you and your church does, that it's fine and dandy for him to shove it down our throats? What I'm concerned about is that he may get on a soapbox and perpetuate the intolerance that i see happening at Weber State all the time. And exactly what credibility will he add to the university? other than encourage LDS students to go there? I propose we just turn Weber State University into BYU Ogden. As a matter of fact, I propose the legislature turn all the colleges in Utah into a BYU campus.

Rachel Bills

Fri Feb 12 2010 17:12

I don't think it's so outrageous. Just because he's a church leader doesn't necessarily mean he will be preaching church beliefs, just an uplifting message to those who have just graduated. It's not sending the wrong message. Mr. Monson has a lot of influence in the world, being the president of a church can encourage people to not only attend the ceremony, but he definitely adds a certain credibility to the university. If a political leader was also a high catholic priest, he'd still be allowed to speak - and the fact that he's a catholic priest would add to his effectiveness and strength as a speaker - not hinder it in any way. Whether you like it or not, religion is a big part of our culture. What wrong message do you think he'll send? That he believes in God and all that jazz? Heaven forbid he should pass that message along when the ones receiving the message don't believe it in the first place.

M G

Fri Feb 12 2010 11:44

I think this is outrageous! The current head of a church should NOT be speaking at a graduation. Would you ask the Pope to speak at a graduation? I think this send the wrong message to our students who aren't LDS. While I won't deny that he's had an impressive career so far I think it would be more appropriate to have him speak once he was no longer the president of a religious organization. There still should be a separation between church and state.