Chapter 13 - Journal Entry

Describe a situation in which you thought personal or public expression went too far and should be curbed? How might you remedy this situation?

I was a little disturbed when the BYU students protested against Dick Cheney coming to BYU for April 2007 graduation. I thought that although they wanted to express their opinions, that they had forgotten their covenant to be Christians. I was very disappointed with the way the students and protesters were acting, and wish that they would have simply written a letter instead of protesting on campus. The Vice President hasn't done anything to hurt them, and he deserves a warm welcome to our campus. 

At the front of our school is a sign that says, "Enter to Learn, Go forth to Serve." We didn't come here to protest. We came here so that we might be educated in all things, and therefore more prepared to do the Lord's work as His servants. We are to be examples of Christ in all things, and I think the protestors simply went too far. The New York Times even ran a story about the protest. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/us/11byu.html