The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 190, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 2010 Page: 5 of 12
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OPINION
March 25,2010
THEJTAC.COM
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The body in question: the reasons for ‘Corpus Christi’
By RACHEL DUDLEY
Staff Writer
“Jesus was not gay” openly homosexual,
Tarleton Student Director John Jordan Otte said.
“The play isn’t saying that’s who He is because the
Bible doesn’t say [that], and of course He wasn’t.”
he stated.
Terrence Mcnalley’s one-act play Corpus
Christi, depicting Jesus as homosexual, remains
the center of a heated debate through out the uni-
versity and community. The play is scheduled for
a one-time showing Sat., March 27 at 8 a.m. in
the O.A. Grant Fine Arts Center Auditorium, open
only to students enrolled in the advanced directing
class producing the show and their invited family
members. This is the same day as Texan Tour, a
prominent recruiting day for prospective students;
however, Otte insist on continuing with the con-
troversial production.
“I chose this play to direct and produce
because I am passionate about it. I paid for the
royalties and for the scripts. I also chose this play
because I am both gay and a Christian.” Otte said
“We can’t pick and choose what’s in the scriptures,
but I don’t believe in a God that hates me for who
I am.”
Otte’s cast of thirteen will take the stage
in spite of the critics’ and Christian community’s
reviews of this play calling it blasphemous, offen-
sive, obscene, sacrilegious and heretical.
Even though play continues to offend,
Otte accepted the national coverage, including
worldwide social networking sites such as Face-
book and Twitter, in addition to blogs, radio, mul-
tiple newspapers and national television news. He
is embracing the coverage in an effort to “help
someone out there” he said.
“It is certainly not a play I would choose
to attend. I personally do find it offensive,” Tar-
leton President Dr. Dominic Dottavio said . He
continued to say, “One of the things I would hope
that most people would understand is that its: a
student selected play, not intended for the general
public, it’s not part of the Tarleton series, the di-
rect costs for the play are borne by the student
that chose to produce it, and it is one of eight
other plays, some of which are classics in litera-
ture.”
As the local Christian community in
“Cowboy Capital of the World”, Stephenville,
Texas, ramp up their efforts for potential protest
of the play, the Cowboy Church of Erath County
will not be represented in the picket lines. “Even
though we disagree with the play, we know Jesus
still loves them and we extend that love also as a
church” Associate Pastor Jerry Jones said.
Cowboy Church of Erath County’s Pas-
tor Werth Mayes echoed Jones’ statement and
added, “My biggest concern is the others re-
sponse to the very real eternal Jesus who loves
them, who died for them, even though I may not
fully understand their agenda, I don’t have to. I
want them to experience the same wonderful Je-
sus that I have experienced.”
Star party lights up the night
A r
spring 2
By KENNETH
BRISENDINE
Staff Writer
dn State' University hosted it’s
|tar Party on Friday, March 12 at
the Tarleton Observatory at Hunewell Ranch.
The Observatory, a $150,000 building,
was completed in Feb. 2006. It has a $250,000
telescope which was fully operational in April
2006 after being manufactured and installed by
Astronomical Consultants and Equipment, Inc.
The Star Party allowed students and guests to
view the night sky clearly and tour the facili-
ties.
The observatory houses a fully ro-
botic Research-Grade, Ritchey-Chretien 32-
inch telescope. The telescope, according to Dr.
Shaukat Goderya, director of the Prqgram for
Astronomy Education and Research, weighs as
much as five adult elephants and is housed in
the 840-square-foot observatory specially de-
signed to support its weight.
Below the telescope is the control
room, which housed three monitors actively
viewing the data retrieved from the telescope.
Mars, Saturn, and the remains of an
exploded star were among the celestial objects
visible in the March sky.
KNOWINGyourNUTRITION
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Adequate water intake is vital. Electrolytes are
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Learn about specific activities that you are
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Recovery is the key to preventing injuires
while exercising. Tissues in the body must
recover in order to get ready for the next day.
A According to Heathly Lifestyle, “Cross-
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ways.”
Wearing white, having reflective gear,
m keeping a phone with you and biking with a
light are all very important safety tips when
working out late at night.
Having a balanced diet is vital for various
functions of the human body.
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