Letter to the Editor: 'Follow me'
By John Merritt, Tulsa on Sep 14, 2013, at 2:21 AM Updated on 9/14/13 at 6:56 AM
Letters to the Editor
In his letter, ("No One Listened," Aug. 31) Robert Leppelmeir made some inaccurate claims, inaccurate conclusions and key omissions. His intent was to exonerate George W. Bush for his war against Iraq.
Re: Baby Veronica story: Isn't it just a little odd that the same attorneys in Oklahoma City and South Carolina and the adoption agency are the same parties in the Desaray case in Oklahoma City and are now representing the Capobiancos.
There are those who believe that we are a Christian nation. It is true that we have acted as though Christianity is our national religion in many ways, but our Constitution did not establish Christianity as the nation's official religion.
Our Constitution included the Bill of Rights, which says: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
For years, Christians have been in the majority in our country and we established holidays and included Christmas carols and prayers in our public schools until we realized that we were not being fair to our Jewish neighbors and others of different faiths. So, historically, it seemed that Christianity was officially favored, but in all fairness, we should not have had special treatment.
The main reason for Article 1 of the First Amendment was that Christians were fighting with each other over doctrine and what it meant to be a Christian. We are still at it.
Jesus didn't require doctrine, he just said, "Follow me."
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Letters to the Editor
In his letter, ("No One Listened," Aug. 31) Robert Leppelmeir made some inaccurate claims, inaccurate conclusions and key omissions. His intent was to exonerate George W. Bush for his war against Iraq.
Re: Baby Veronica story: Isn't it just a little odd that the same attorneys in Oklahoma City and South Carolina and the adoption agency are the same parties in the Desaray case in Oklahoma City and are now representing the Capobiancos.
