Audrey Jarvis wears a cross necklace much like the one she was asked to remove while working at Sonoma State University on Monday, July 8, 2013. Jarvis said a supervisor from a campus organization she was working for asked her to remove the necklace while representing the school. (Conner Jay/The Press Democrat)

Letter of the Day: Inconvenient truth

Inconvenient truth

EDITOR: As a Christian I'm offended, not surprised, about Audrey Jarvis being asked by an Associated Students employee at Sonoma State University to remove her cross because "it would offend people" ("SSU apologizes to student," Tuesday).

While the university backtracked, this typifies how our country has been sensitized on political correctness. When same-sex marriage is the center of Supreme Court decisions, atheists sue over the word "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and California schools must consider separate bathrooms for K-12 transgender students, it's not surprising that the founding Christian principles of this country have generated a secular attitude that a cross, a sign of a Christian's faith, is offensive.

There is no victim in this case, including the offending employee, since he's just part of a society that has lost its Christian values. Jarvis is displaying significant grace in not asking for anything other than an apology. That's quite a departure from others who use the courts to push a secular agenda. While not a politically correct statement, this country was founded on Christian principles. My pastor recently said something that has stuck with me: "It's easier to believe a lie, than an inconvenient truth."

PATRICK RUTTEN

Santa Rosa

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