LETTERS : GOD SMILES ON SIMI VALLEY; GAY EVENT COULD CHANGE THAT.Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. does not need, nor do we want, a gay pride event of any kind. Ever. We are proud that our city is not like other cities, with their high crime rates and sex clubs. God has blessed Simi Valley with peace and prosperity since the beginning. So much so that, nationally, Simi Valley has been voted America's safest city three times and has been runner-up several more times. These days, that is awesome. Anyone who thinks Simi should be more like West Hollywood or San Francisco should move there. We like our city the way it is, and that includes our minivans and lawn mowers. Is it wrong to want the good things that we have? Safety for our children, beautiful scenery and good neighbors are just a few. Simi is the envy of the nation because God has smiled upon it. He will not continue to do so if we totally dishonor To refuse to accept or pay a draft or to pay a promissory note when duly presented. An instrument is dishonored when a necessary or optional presentment is made and due acceptance or payment is refused, or cannot be obtained within the prescribed time, or in case of bank collections, him with this abomination festival. How did the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah Legendary cities of ancient Palestine. According to the Old Testament book of Genesis, the notorious cities were destroyed by “brimstone and fire” because of their wickedness. do? Maybe if they had never allowed their city to indulge themselves in a gay pride festival, they would still be around today. David and Rhonda Ruppel Simi Valley No-nonsense city not redneck haven Contrary to the picture of Simi Valley as a haven of unenlightened rednecks, it is public record that the citizens are at least intelligent and savvy enough to maintain one of the safest and crime-free communities in America. Such a state of being is enviable to any community, but its cost is a no-nonsense attitude and a state of vigilance that is often misinterpreted by liberal factions as being throwback throwback see atavism. conservatism. Nothing could be further from the truth. From my point of view - and, in fact, that of my friends and neighbors from Simi Valley - the Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival is regarded with mild puzzlement puz·zle·ment n. The state of being confused or baffled; perplexity. Noun 1. puzzlement - confusion resulting from failure to understand bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation . An individual may be rightfully proud of accomplishment: passing the bar exam, having a son admitted to West Point, running a successful business, and so on. Something must take time and effort to engender pride. A sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. takes neither, is a private matter, and having a festival to celebrate such a thing is . . . well, sort of embarrassing, childish and rather impolite im·po·lite adj. Not polite; discourteous. [Latin impol . Activists being what they are, however, count on the shock value of their efforts to emphasize their point rather than make the honest and courteous effort to interface with the community to demonstrate their personal worth. And when the community fails to lend wholehearted whole·heart·ed adj. Marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm: wholehearted approval. whole support to this endeavor, the organizers' spin will blame redneck homophobia rather than their own bad manners. John F. Hand Canoga Park |
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