Dear Editor:
It is with sadness that I address a situation that recently occurred on the Newman Center property. Over this weekend, the entire display of crosses was knocked down and property was broken in front of the Newman Center. This evening, a sign on the Newman Center property was destroyed. I am stunned that something like this could happen on the grounds of an institution of the caliber and with the history of civil rights such as SIUC. Abortion violates the civil rights of the unborn. We support abortion rights through our tax dollars. Please respect anti-abortioners' choice to post crosses and signs. Fair is fair. The destruction of the Newman Center property when nobody is looking surely fits the definition of a coward, i.e. a person who lacks courage, especially one who is shamefully unable to control fear and so shrinks from danger and trouble. At least have the guts to talk face-to-face with Newman Center representatives and find out what this anti-abortion movement is all about.
Maria Hentschel Hensley
parent of an SIUC student
