I agree with Douglas Zabrowski's March 8 Viewpoint. Like him, the sole reason I attended an institution that costs a fortune was its Catholic-ness. This university needs to get back to its Catholic roots. How dare we legitimize homosexuality by permitting them to operate as a regular student organization and post advertisements all over campus. Tear them down! Tear them down, I say! Zabrowski is spot on when he says the only thing this university should grant these sinners is counsel to convert them to heterosexuality, away from the dark side. I mean, if the "just say no" slogan worked to curb teenage illegal drug use, then the "don't be gay" slogan could work for homosexuals.

Marquette's rampant secularism and political correctness have perverted the Catholic tradition. "If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death."(Leviticus 20:13) While this may be a tad extreme — after all, we Catholics are supposed to be pro-life — this is our tradition, our "roots," that we have abandoned. The university must regain its identity, and if this alienates non-Catholics in the process, they can simply attend a different university. Marquette's religious bigotry — enthusiasm — is what should make it unique among other institutions of higher education.

Zabrowski's disdain over the university inviting Arun Gandhi to preach his anti-Catholic propaganda is justifiable, even if he (and everyone else who opposed Gandhi's speech) doesn't offer an alternative speaker who could both speak about "constructing peace" from a unique perspective and attract students' interests with name recognition. The point is simple: if we attend a Catholic university, we should not be subject to anti-Catholic views.

Amen, Doug.

Paul Day is a junior in the College of Communication and the Tribune's sports copy editor.

This viewpoint appeared in The Marquette Tribune on Mar. 17 2005.