Gentlemen,
The "Supreme Court Decision Survey" regarding the requirement
that VMI admit women shows that 96% of VMI men and women are serious about
VMI remaining all-male. But it also showed that only 21% believed that
this ruling stands as a violation of their religious belief.
Christianity is explicit in its description of the relative
roles of men and women in society [ bible.htm]. This
Supreme Court decision violates these most important Biblical tenets in
many ways. It is reported that 85% of North Americans are Christians, which
is evidence that the First Amendment right to "free exercise [of religion]"
is being denied to this 85% of society, plus those members of religions
which define the role of women in society in terms similar to Christianity
(which may be just about all the rest of the world's established and successful
religions) to the alleged benefit of a small radical minority of feminists.
With at least 85% of North Americans supporting these
Biblical values, and with most of the rest of the religions in the US supporting
social structures similar to Christianity's, how can it be explained that
only 21% of these responses from the VMI family view this as a violation
of religious beliefs? What is the ideological view of those 64% to as many
as 79% who don't view this as a violation of their religious beliefs?
Your candid and confidential response to this survey will
answer these questions and only the statistical results will be posted
publicly at survrlgn.htm
Please mark your answer as follows:
A) strongly agree
X B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
1) I consider this ruling to be a violation of the right
of "free exercise [of religion]" of all Christians.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
2) I consider this ruling to be a violation of my right
to "free exercise [of religion]".
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
3) I consider this ruling to be a violation of the right
of "free exercise [of religion]" for members of most of the other world's
established religions.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
4) I consider this ruling to be a violation of my right
of "free exercise [of religion]" but believe little can be done to correct
any irresponsible Supreme Court ruling.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
5) I do not consider this ruling to be a violation of
my religious beliefs because I do not fully support this tenet of Christianity
nor of other religions.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
6) I do not consider this ruling to be a violation of
my religious beliefs because I believe that Christianity and/or organized
religions in general are outmoded.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
7) I do not consider this ruling to be a violation of
my religious beliefs because I am not a Christian.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
8) I do not consider this ruling to be a violation of
my religious beliefs because I am not a member of any other organized religion
which supports these Biblical values.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
9) I do not consider this ruling to be a violation of
my religious beliefs because I am a member of a religion which does not
embrace these Biblical values.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
10) I believe that if 51% of the VMI family supported
this tenet of Christianity that VMI would remain all-male.
A) strongly agree
B) agree
C) neither agree nor disagree
D) disagree
E) strongly disagree
11) I believe that the real problem is: ____________________________________
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Thank you in advance for your prompt and candid response.
Sincerely,
John Knight
