So, apparently, some “Christians” are upset that the County Commissioners aren’t specifically mentioning Jesus when they have their pre-meeting prayer. Forget that whole separation of Church and State thing.
Then I saw this nice little “Letter to the Editor” with it’s veiled (or not so veiled in this case) threats and it kinda pissed me off.
So, I wrote a wee letter of my own. It will be interesting to see if they publish it.
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To the Editor:
I was disturbed by Tuesday’s article about “generic” prayer at the opening of Haywood County Board of Commissioners meetings.
Kenneth Henson’s statement that if “commissioners would back off on issues such as erosion control and a nuisance ordinance and take up issues such as defending Christian prayer, they would become worthy of the peoples’ esteem” is ridiculous. County Commissioners are elected to help govern and make things better for ALL the citizens of Haywood County. They are not elected to promote one groups’s religious beliefs.
As a resident, I find it upsetting that these people want to force their religious views onto the Commissioners and in turn on Haywood County as a whole.
I also find some of the statements that Kelly Rogers made in his “Letter the Editor” disturbing as well. To say that the commissioners should “Take a stand for us Christians. If not, I guarantee you, we will stand up next election and you just might not have that Commissioner title” is nothing but outright threats and bullying.
The United States was founded on the concept of FREEDOM of religion, which to my mind means that our County Commissioners should be respectful of all the county’s citizens. “Christians” need to realize that in this county (and in this country), everyone does not have the same belief system.
Charles Mills
Waynesville, NC
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Amen brother!
Dude,
Hi man, Jesus here. Look dude, you are so right about this whole prayer thing. Years ago when it was just me and the disciples smoking some righteous weed down in Judea, I thought the whole “Son of God†thing was a hoot! But now these uptight white folks are going apeshit down there! Every five minutes it’s “Jesus do this†and “Jesus do that†and they never once stop to consider the possibility that I might think they’re are all douchbags. So you go boy, give em, hell!
By the way, did you ever notice that I was a single guy who never married but instead spent my life traveling around with 12 dudes?? Forget the Jews, Gays are my chosen people!!
Good for you!! I can’t stand when people push religion.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” — U.S. Constitution: First Amendment.
I just don’t get why other people don’t get that…
So, did they publish it?