I sent this
letter-to-the-editor of our local online newspaper. I don’t know why I bothered other than I was
curious to see what responses I would receive.
WE ARE NOT A CHRISTIAN NATION
It bothers me when I read comments
from people declaring that the United States is a Christian Nation.
I know it is hard for some people to
accept; but we are not a Christian Nation.
We are not a Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or atheist Nation. Our Constitution gives us the right to
practice any religion – whatever it might be.
It does not give any group of people the right to claim the nation for
themselves and impose their religious views.
The First Amendment to the
Constitution plainly states:
Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…
Thomas Jefferson called it the
separation of church and state.
Maine is a
liberal state so I was surprised when the next day I had seventeen
comments. Only two agreed with me and
fifteen ranged from: I feel sorry for you, but you are wrong: to - you are a
godless atheist and don’t know what you are talking about – including Bible
quotes; also a couple of Muslim rants.
I don’t know
if this is an accurate cross section of our area or did I just stir the pot of some
local religious fundamentalist congregation?
It reminds
me of a paragraph that Isaac Asimov wrote, “Fundamentalist are convinced beyond
argument of both their rightness and their righteousness.”
the Ol’Buzzard
By and large, it's the loonie toons who leave comments, I believe.
ReplyDeleteHey . . . wait a minute . . . .
The ones who feel most threatened make the most noise. Christianity: A woman made up a far-fetched story to cover up an affair and it snowballed out of control.
ReplyDeleteKeep writing Old Buzzard (please)
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