Sunday, January 25, 2009

Chapter 5:
How did our country become known as the free melting pot when youu could only be free if you were white?

Everyone likes to give as well as receive. No one wishes only to receive all the time. We have taken so much from your culture. I wish you had taken something from our culture for there were some good and beautiful things in it.
Chief Dan George

As I look back at many things I did not know about our history as a nation, I find that there are many more things in which to be ashamed...We began as a nation of hypocrites and I am still trying to decide how much has really changed today.

Chapter 6:
I begin by referring to the first paragraph of this chapter..."Usually those who complain believe that one religion, their religion, is the only true faith"...I ask...what kind of faith is it if it does not have your full measure of devotion?

We establish no religion in America, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are, and must remain, seperate. All are free to believe or not to believe, all are free to practice a faith or not, and those who believe are free, and should be free, to speak of and act on their belief.
Ronald Reagan

I can have my religion and believe that it is the only true religion without denying others the same right. I can speak to others about my religion and they to me about theirs...in the end it is our own choice what we believe. I am a Christian and will always believe that Gods way is the only way and I will keep sharing this with others but I can do so without judgement and without ridicule. Jesus told us to love one another, that is the greatest command...sounds like something good to teach out children no matter their religion, doesn't it?

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