Posted on 11/07/2009 6:36:31 AM PST by Keli Kilohana
To the Editor:
There is one religion that is not mentioned--or which is intentionally downplayed, if one of its adherents is involved in acts of violence and murder. Its members would never be called part of a vast conspiracy! There is one religion whose religious shrines were not shown being destroyed by the apocalyptic events in the movie "2012"--for fear of angering its followers. There is one religion whose symbols would never be displayed in a jar of urine and called "art." There is one religion whose names for its holy days have not been changed to innocuous sounding seasonal fests like Festival Tree Season. There is one religion that has been granted the use of public facilities and have even had public facilities modified in state buildings to accommodate its religious rituals. There is one religion which would never have been mentioned as having been shielded by a wall of separation from the state--only one religion is mentioned in the so-called separation doctrine of the Federalist Papers. There is only one religion whose adherents seek inclusion in American society and its freedom; yet, which wants to not be governed by the Constitution but only its dogma. There is one religion that has been granted public charter school status in Michigan. There is one religion that the Department of Child Protective Services will allow children to be returned to a cruel, dehumanizing home environment--even an environment that includes threats of killing the incorrigible child! There is one religion which is NOW-proof--despite its dehumanizing treatment of women.
There is one religion, that if criticized even by veiled remarks, will almost always result in a Letter to the Editor not being published... Is this one of those occasions?
Pastor Terry K. Hagedorn Calvary Baptist Church PO Box 282 Reedsville, WV Ph. 304-864-3870 http://mountainmanna.com
"Pointing Mountaineers to Mount Calvary."
Ah, come on, let's go all the way: It's "PIGS" if memory serves me in the original quote that are "more equal than others," and in this case, apropos!!!
Muslims are the neighborhood bullies who are quick to react about being “dissed” whether they were or not. They rule by intimidation. That is not a religion- that is a cult!
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