March 14, 2013

  • Maybe Papa Frank will have an edict to stop child abuse, prosecute priets who screw (figuratively and factually) with kids, endorse gay marriage, birth control, listen to the nuns, divest the church of some of their riches to actually help the poor  ... and maybe Rand Paul will turn into assholes and shit himself to death.

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    The following letter to the editor speaks for itself. I'd have written it myself, had I had the insight.

    A recent Opinion Line contributor asked, “Why are you liberals so afraid of us Christians?”

    The reader made two assumptions that need to be addressed before answering the question. The first assumption is that liberals are non-Christians. It is true that some liberals are atheists, agnostics and members of other religions. But I’m willing to guess that the majority of liberals in America identify themselves as Christian.

    As a liberal, I believe that it is our – meaning the people of the United States – responsibility to help those less fortunate than ourselves. One of the reasons that liberals believe in helping those less fortunate is that you never know when you may become a member of that group. Oddly enough, Christ taught the same thing.

    The second assumption the reader made is that liberals are afraid of “Christians.” I don’t believe that liberals are afraid of Christians. What I would say is that the liberals don’t trust people who profess to be “good Christians” and then act as if they’ve never read the New Testament.

    Regarding the person’s question, the answer is simple: Liberals aren’t afraid of Christians. What we are afraid of is an intolerant majority that feels it is free to force its views upon the people without the consideration of the minority situation.

    Burt Unruh, Wichita, KS