Letters to
editor:
Help! I’ve
fallen through a worm hole into an alternate universe and I can’t get back.
The
alternate universe where I now find myself is completely void of any historical
understanding of the reasons which motivated the early pilgrims to come to the
New World. Even most 5th graders know they came seeking freedom of
religious expression. The first amendment to our Constitution clearly states
this freedom from governmental control.
Yet, the
vice-president of this alternate universe urges religious leaders to make gun
control a moral issue and make this a topic of sermons and other religious instruction.
In my original universe I know of no religious leader who receives spiritual
guidance or message content from this vice-president or any other governmental
spokesperson. Ironically, these same government voices are deathly silent on
moral issues such as abortion.
Within this
alternate universe there is an explosive and growing scandal on the unthinkable
abuse of IRS power aimed at silencing political opposition. One questionnaire
sent to a pro-life organization seeking tax exempt status asked to describe the
content of their members’ prayers! At the very least, this intrusion shows
incredible insensitivity and at worst, seems to reflect an unwarranted and
dangerous assumption of Divine prerogative.
Neither
Dorothy nor Toto can get me home. My certain deliverance is best expressed,
“Lead me to that Rock that is higher than I.”
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