Since my husband and I became politically active in 2003 early on, I have had 10 letters to the editors printed in area papers. That is not too bad considering the conservative area in which we live. However, there are two that weren’t printed. I consider them both to be better than anything I had printed, but they are pretty outspoken.
I really do understand why the first was not printed, but I think the second one was not printed because they were too lazy to research to see if it was correct. So since they did not get printed, I thought I would just do a DIY.
The first one I gave a title of America does not need to be policing morality.
My parents were the finest Christians I ever knew. If they were alive today they would be appalled that the church they served in called my husband and myself unpatriotic for not supporting the Iraq invasion. Their faith was real and deep, and they would have seen through this blind rush to attack another country. They would be upset at the edicts coming forth from the churches.
In a speech to Dallas Baptists on October 29, Jerry Falwell said “I’m not a Republican today; I vote Christian. I vote for the man or the woman who follows most closely what the Bible teaches.” He also announced to the GOP that he had the votes to get them elected.
Bob Jones, III, of Bob Jones University told George Bush: “If you have weaklings around you who do not share your biblical values, shed yourself of them.”
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon calls for an end to divorce, voluntarily childless couples and marital infidelity. Moon’s ties to our congress are no longer in dispute. Some of our congress were with him at a ceremony in the Dirksen Senate building . According to the Washington Post, June 23, 2004, more than a dozen lawmakers attended a congressional reception last year honoring Moon in which he declared himself the Messiah.
More Christian leaders, including a Utah professor, Bryce Christensen, are agreeing with Moon, saying ….” if we don’t address cohabitation and casual divorce and deliberate childlessness then I think they’re futile and will be brushed aside.” Now they are coming for unmarried couples, divorced couples, and those who choose not to have children. What next, I wonder?
Pharmacists in some areas are refusing to fill contraceptive prescriptions, even for rape victims, because of their anti-choice views. It is my understanding they can do this legally in some states.
I often see on TV a church leader I taught when he was a young boy. He is now a pundit who declares unfit for heaven anyone who disagrees with his church’s creed. I cringe. I am a Christian who recognizes that not all share my views, nor should they.
We are in danger of a few determining the morality standards for all of us. That is called a theocracy. America does not need morality police, and we don’t need to wonder who might be targeted by them next.
I was told it was too long at first, shortened it a little, but that was not the real reason. The next day they printed two twice as long as mine. I mentioned my parents in this one because they were well known in the church community here.
The second I wrote about the bankruptcy bill. This bill upset me so. After I got off the phone with all my senators and representatives who voted yes, I wrote this. I have never seen anything in our local papers about this bill, and I think most people do not have a clue what it is about. I called this Guess what is not in the bankruptcy bill.
It does not exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems from means testing. It does not provide protection for medical debt homeowners. Homes and cars could be lost under this new plan if you have medical problems.
It does not preserve existing bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members.
There is no provision that would insure elderly people in financial trouble who seek bankruptcy could keep their homes. Republicans voted down a provision for it, and 3 Democrats from states with big credit card industries joined them.
Making the minimum payment on a credit card can often cause you to go further in debt with the credit card company. An amendment was voted down by all Republicans and a few Democrats that would have required this disclosure on the danger of minimum payments.
On March 10, both of Florida’s senators voted for this harmful bill. It goes to the House soon. They have guaranteed it will pass. Pray for good health.
And of course we all know what happened in the House vote.