There are increasing numbers of stories about the University of Texas statues. The timing of the stories makes me wonder if UT is going to do something now or if it is slow news days and the local media trot out this issue to stir up the folks and get reactions. Many news items are scripted and they are presented to the public at selected times. I have written the president of UT and the reporter concerning this matter. Any letter will help. If you don’t believe that just consider that the one letter Gary Bledsoe sent to Governor Bush led to the removal of the plaques. Recall this was only weeks after Bush had taken the stance to not get involved in the South Carolina flag issues, saying it was a State matter.  One letter does matter.

I did like this article.Forget the past , since it gives the bigger picture and addresses how removing the statues will not ‘fix’ anything. In reading the articles it was interesting to look at how many of the recent statues were NOT Texans. (MLK, Cesar Chavez -proposed, Ghandi-proposed, Barbara Jordan-in process, and Jamail). Jordan and Jamail were Texans, while the others were not. Given the original context of the Hall of Southern statesmen, somehow Ghandi and Chavez are not notable Texans, nor do they have much association with Texas. I also know that I was indoctrinated in government schools and may not know or appreciate the significant contributions these non-Texans made to the Lone Star State. When I look at them with an eye toward mythology and Greek worship practices, the statues make sense. In that case, Ghandi, Jordan, Chavez and Jamail represent the ideals, values and morals that are important to the new world order. The hall of Southern Statesman currently reflects how values have changed.  Although values do often change, moral absolutes do not. What is right is right and what is wrong is wrong. Scripture clearly identifies what is right and wrong behaviors. I know that depending on the time and age you are in, some moral behaviors change and become trendy (dueling and fencing for example). This is where you have some things being wrong or illegal due to legislation or prohibition, while some matters are wrong because they are evil.

There is also a survey  Statue Survey  I encourage you to vote. At last glance the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of keeping the statues. Remember this is UT, a public institution, they probably don’t care what the public wants. The University does not have record of responding to the real needs of the people of Texas, only what they think it needs.

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