To the editor: German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer struggled to know how German society might probably assist Nazism, which was so inimical to the values that nation’s folks had demonstrated within the arts, music and literature. (“Trump says at prayer breakfast he wants to root out ‘anti-Christian bias,’ urging: ‘Bring God back,’” Feb. 6)
He concluded it was due to stupidity, which he outlined because the refusal to study. That is separate from ignorance, or the lack of awareness however a willingness to study.
The lack of civics courses in public schooling fosters an ignorance of our nation’s distinctive origin story and the extraordinary meaningfulness of our Structure.
The undeniable fact is that the USA was based solely as a secular nation. The unambiguous statements of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Adams, amongst others, assist this truth.
A wall of separation have to be saved between church and state. In reality, the very best assure of the free follow of any faith is the assiduous assist of secularism.
These unaware of this truth can study from civics courses; those that persist of their refusal to study assist the destruction of our very foundational ideas. Faith is a personal matter and has no place in our authorities’s functioning.
Sheldon H. Kardener, Santa Monica
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To the editor: Trump wasn’t clear how he would “deliver God again.” Is he going to perform this by inspiring us by way of private instance?
As a result of there’s nothing in Trump’s arsenal of hating the stranger, oppressing folks due to the colour of their pores and skin and adjudicated sexual abusing that has something to do with Jesus. That is merely Christian nationalism, making America white and proper once more.
President Trump, please depart Jesus out of it, such as you’ve been doing all alongside.
Linda Falcao, North Wales, Pa.
