10 Commandments Letter Exchange
I write letters to the editor of local newspapers I read. Ususally something I read upsets me enough I have to respond.
One exchange took place between September 22 and October 1, 2003, in the Findlay Ohio Courier newspaper. I was born and raised in Findlay and I read the on-line edition of the paper everyday.
I wrote in response to an article related to the Judge Roy Moore 10 Commandments legal case. Moore, former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court forced his religious beliefs on the citizens of his state by erecting a stone slab with the Holy Bible's 10 Commandments engraved on it. At the time Moore had been ordered by a Federal Court to remove the Decalogue. Many conservative politicians, like State Rep. Mike Gilb (R-Findlay) fell over themselves to propose and vote on resolutions in support of Moore and the posting of the Decalogue in public buildings like courthouses.
I was surprised to learn that a Decalogue was posted in the Hancock County Courthouse and that Rep. Gilb saw nothing wrong with that.
An essay, that includes the letters between myself and a gentleman named Mark, is posted on my Doug World! site.
Here is a direct link to the essay:
10 Commandments Letter Exchange
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