Religious ridicule

To the editor:

My wife and I attended Kansas University’s retirement dinner Thursday night and heard our chancellor and provost ridicule the “religious” members of the State Board of Education. The chancellor criticized their position on evolution because of the large amount of empirical evidence supposedly supporting evolution. The provost jested that when these board members finish with evolution, they would begin to deal with the issue of sexual behavior. This latter comment followed the chancellor’s leading and the recognition that professor Dennis Dailey was among the retirees.

Obviously, both speakers felt the need to make statements, which were not in keeping with the purpose of the dinner, i.e., honoring the retirees. But, if you believe that the chancellor can say whatever he wants, then it should be pointed out that he chooses to ignore the fact that the membership of the State Board consists of elected officials, who represent the majority of Kansas citizens.

Isn’t it interesting that the God who created the universe would say “He who trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.” This sounds an awful lot like the inscription on Spooner Hall, which says, “Whosoever findeth wisdom findeth life.”

Carl Burkhead,

Lawrence