For several years, the Traditional Values Club had attempted to become an official club at Sinclair Community College. The prospective club wanted to be recognized and included on the Student Leadership Association student club roster.
It wasn’t until Spring Quarter of last year that their dream finally came true, according to Bonnie Borel-Donohue, president of the Traditional Values Club.
“Before we had official approval by the college, our group was called Life Support,” Borel-Donohue said. “When we got word that our club was official it was fantastic because it has been our hope and dream for several years.”
The club’s mission is to promote the sanctity of all human life, from birth to natural death, chastity before marriage, marriage exclusively between one man and one woman, as well as the belief that pornography, adultery, and masturbation are immoral and that everyone is entitled to freedom of speech and religion, according to Vickie Lair, faculty advisor for the Traditional Values Club.
“Our club would like to be a voice for the voiceless,” Borel-Donohue said. “Freedom of speech is a tremendous gift and it should be used to find truth and if you cut off somebody because their speech is found politically incorrect then you limit the chance of coming to truth.”
Borel-Donohue said that the club’s greatest challenge is to convince homosexuals to respect the club’s views on homosexuality.
“We need to be able to allow free speech,” Borel-Donohue said. “In regards to homosexuality, there has been a big issue with those who want to suppress the voice of those who want to say, ‘oh wait, wait a minute let’s think this through, there is a lot of harm that can come from homosexuality if we allow this,’” she said.
According to Borel-Donohue, the club believes that it is an inherent right for children to be in a household with a biological mother and father. They are also against homosexual adoption or marriage and they believe that homosexuality is a problem for people and the society.
“Two fathers or two mothers cannot equal a mother and a father, as much as they want it to or wish— it just can’t, Borel-Donohue said. “Men and women are different and the difference is what’s important for the child.”
The club has more than 30 members that meet sporadically once a month. Students who want to join the club can contact Borel-Donohue at ethel.borel-donohue@my.sinclair.edu or Vickie Lair at vickie.lair@sinclair.edu.
“[As for sexual immorality], people should have the dignity to control themselves. Human beings are not animals, they can control themselves,” said Lair. “As for the homosexual community, we love them with the love of Christ. In the end, we just want to be respected for our views. We don’t hate and we are not bigoted or discriminatory. We just want to speak the truth out of love and not be disrespected for our viewpoints.”