Sanctimonious Sermonette
On 7/21/08, Jennie Koppman of Cooperstown had the following letter published in the Oneonta Daily Star. The letter by Mr. Roberts, that she is responding to was posted on this web site 7/16/08 and entitled “Grounded in Reality.”
“This is in response to William F. Roberts' letter, "Stop talking about religion," on July 9:
“Please! In my opinion it's the nonbelievers who are causing this country to fall apart.
“Religion has held this country together for centuries; it stemmed from churches to politics. Millions have died for the freedom of religion. Thousands are still dying for our freedoms.
“If you don't believe in God, that is your privilege, but who are you to say that everyone should "shut up," as you put it, about religion?
“Prayer has been removed from schools, and in its place we have disrespect, violence, vulgarity and shootings.
“I believe things should go back to the way they were in the '60s and '70s.
“Families going to church together, put prayer back in our school, put the "In God We Trust" back in the courthouses, go back to placing our hand on the Bible when sworn in, in court, in a political office, whatever.
“There isn't anything wrong with showing your pride and love in your God and your country.
“If you don't believe, so be it. No one is forcing you to pray, no one is trying to change your mind on your beliefs or your way of thinking.
“If you're not proud of God and country, maybe you should relocate to a place where everyone thinks the way you do. That way you'll fit right in and all of you can be miserable together.
“Just because you cannot see, hear or touch something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
“I'll say a prayer for you and maybe God will forgive you for your ignorance.”
Tomorrow, I’ll post my response to Jennie Koppman’s letter:
“This is in response to William F. Roberts' letter, "Stop talking about religion," on July 9:
“Please! In my opinion it's the nonbelievers who are causing this country to fall apart.
“Religion has held this country together for centuries; it stemmed from churches to politics. Millions have died for the freedom of religion. Thousands are still dying for our freedoms.
“If you don't believe in God, that is your privilege, but who are you to say that everyone should "shut up," as you put it, about religion?
“Prayer has been removed from schools, and in its place we have disrespect, violence, vulgarity and shootings.
“I believe things should go back to the way they were in the '60s and '70s.
“Families going to church together, put prayer back in our school, put the "In God We Trust" back in the courthouses, go back to placing our hand on the Bible when sworn in, in court, in a political office, whatever.
“There isn't anything wrong with showing your pride and love in your God and your country.
“If you don't believe, so be it. No one is forcing you to pray, no one is trying to change your mind on your beliefs or your way of thinking.
“If you're not proud of God and country, maybe you should relocate to a place where everyone thinks the way you do. That way you'll fit right in and all of you can be miserable together.
“Just because you cannot see, hear or touch something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
“I'll say a prayer for you and maybe God will forgive you for your ignorance.”
Tomorrow, I’ll post my response to Jennie Koppman’s letter:
posted by Jim O'Leary | 12:04 AM
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