2008 Woodie Awards
De Anza's 'Saltworks' in need of change
La Voz Editorial Staff
Issue date: 4/24/06 Section: Editorials
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If Jesus Christ was a student of De Anza College, our Saltworks club would probably try to save his soul.
If you've ever walked into the Campus Center, you've probably encountered representatives from De Anza's Saltworks Christian Fellowship. The club is probably best known for passing out comic book tracts telling you that Jesus loves you - and that he can't wait to send you to hell. No matter how thought out and sincere your religious philosophy may be, Saltworks can tell you why you're wrong.
The comic books they pass out are published by Chick Publications, headed by the fanatical preacher, Jack Chick.
Reading these comic books, and investigating the man behind them, will help you learn just what kind of organization Saltworks is, and what type of people they are willing to promote.
Looking at even some of Jack Chick's ridiculous claims makes one wonder how anyone can take him seriously.
Jack Chick on Muslims:
- The "Allah" that Muslims worship is actually an ancient pagan "moon-god."
- Muslims are seeking to take over the United States and fly a Muslim flag over Washington D.C. by 2010.
- The goal of Muslims is to completely destroy Christianity in the United States.
Jack Chick on Catholics:
- Priests and nuns in Spain often had illegitimate babies with each other, then murdered the babies and buried them in tunnels to hide their secret.
- The Catholic Church has a supercomputer at the Vatican with the names of every Protestant in the world.
- The Catholic Church was responsible for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and for the creation of the Ku Klux Klan.
Jack Chick on Harry Potter:
- The Chick comic book, "The Nervous Witch," claims that "the Potter books open a doorway that will put untold millions of kids into hell."
Most of mainstream Christianity has denounced Jack Chick because of his outrageous claims and hateful rhetoric. But that hasn't stopped Saltworks from embracing his message and spreading it around campus.
Saltworks is wasting their time if they honestly think that an offensive comic book with a scary message at the end is going to convince anyone to join their club or convert to their faith.
In the past, pagans and other students at De Anza have tried to get Saltworks thrown off campus for promoting "hate-speech." But censorship isn't the answer.
The club has every right to operate at De Anza, and to promote their particular brand of Christianity here, however offensive it may be to many.
We just don't have to listen.
La Voz supports the moderate religious clubs at De Anza who want to practice and promote their faith while still showing respect and tolerance for those they disagree with.
Saltworks should take a lesson from them.
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Anonymous
posted 5/23/06 @ 7:48 PM PST
The majority of Saltworks members are not crazy like this article suggests.
However, there are a few members who believe that their interpretation of Christianity (fundamentalist conservative) is only real religion and that any other religion (including Catholic) has "issues". (Continued…)
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