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'Bible Jim' not representative

To the editor,

I am writing in response to Bible Jim and Alodie Feldhousen's letter of October 18. I too had the displeasure of hearing Bible Jim, and was very disappointed in and saddened by his message.

First of all, Mr. Feldhousen incorrectly stated that this is a "private campus." The University of Arizona is a public institution, not a private college. Secondly, no matter how much we dislike Bible Jim's "offensive" message, he is guaranteed the same First Amendment right to freedom of speech as any other American citizen.

Having said that, I would like to get to the heart of why I am writing this in the first place. Bible Jim's message of hate is not reflective of a Christian (Matthew 7:16), but of someone who simply wants attention and gets it by harming the testimony of others. "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen." (I John 4:20)

Jesus came to Earth with a message of love. He commands all Christians to love not only those with whom we agree, but also our enemies (Matthew 5:44). Bible Jim was not about to win anyone to Jesus with his words of loathing, and he most certainly wasn't loving his enemies. I want to be among the first to apologize for his actions, to move that his name be disassociated with the Bible, and to say that I hope that I and other sincere Christians will be able to influence this campus for Christ.

Jennifer L. White

Psychology and political science sophomore