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Appeared in today's paper:
Simple matter
With the recent announcement of Sen. John Edwards as the running mate to Sen. John Kerry, there seem to be a lot of folks torn between whom to support in the November election.
I hope this little story will help.
Suppose you are walking down the street and on the other side you see an elderly lady with a young child being teased and provoked by two teenagers. If you cross the street to help the lady and child, you will vote for the president.
If you continue walking and say, "That's not my concern, they are not on my side of the street, I shouldn't get involved," you will support Sen. Kerry.
I know there are those who will say this is too simple, the matter is more complicated. It really is not.
BILL MOORE
7058 Old Jacksonboro Road
Ravenel ---
I mean, I just don't get this at all. What the eff is this guy trying to get at?
Here's another one:
The June 14 letter concerning the homosexual marriage issue stated, "Those who don't want fairness for our community are ... closed-minded."
Ask most any doctor about the numerous complications, infections and diseases inflicted by this lifestyle. Invoking the word "right" implies a moral standard and is in opposition to the word "wrong."
Therefore, I ask the question as to whose moral standard is to be used? Today's "as long as it doesn't hurt anyone" (never defined) or the standards that have built this country? And, pray tell, what behavior is to be labeled "wrong"?
It is my opinion that the pro- homosexuals do not want to be merely treated fairly in the work place, as any human being deserves, but they want their sexual practice to be declared moral or "right." The problem is that they will have to ban that horrid, homophobic, narrow-minded, age-old book that sits on many a bedside table and from which children are taught right from wrong on Sunday mornings. The book is also the moral basis of Western civilization and has provided the foundation for the standard of living we now enjoy.
Another big, big problem is that there actually may be a transcendent God who stands ready to judge a nation which departs from his standards.
The silly argument that someone is trying to impose religion is answered by the observation that the news is lacking in testimonies of persons who have been coerced by the state into a religion. All governments have laws based on moral standards. America's past implementation of biblical standards have stood us well. Why the rush to abandon them now?
STAN TARNECKY
1570 Terns Nest Road
--- Huh?
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