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I AM A TRUE AMERICAN!

i got an e-mail this morning from my darling sister, diann. i love her dearly. she's a good soul, a wonderful woman; but i guess we haven't had enough political conversations.

here's the e-mail.

Please Sign Letter To President Bush.... and Forward...Please do NOT let this petition stop and lose all these names. If you do not want to sign it, please forward it to everyone you know.
Thank you!!! ONCE YOU HAVE CLICKED FORWARD GO TO THE BOTTOM OF
THE PAGE AND PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO PRESIDENT BUSH THEN SEND THIS ON UNTIL THERE ARE 1000 NAMES.
THE 1000TH PERSON SEND IT ON TO THE E-MAIL BELOW:
President@WhiteHouse.gov
mailto:President@WhiteHouse.gov
To add your name to the bottom, click on "forward." You will be able to add your name to the list and then forward it to your friends.
Or, if you prefer, you can copy and paste, and then add your name to the bottom of the list.
Dear President Bush:
Many of us were deeply touched to hear you recite a portion of Psalm 23 in your address to this great nation in the dark hours following the terrorists attacks. We were encouraged and comforted to know that we truly had a believer working with us and for us in our nation's highest office.
We, the people of America, are requesting that you lift the prohibition of prayer in schools. As the pledge of our great country states, we are to be One nation, under God." Please allow the prayers and petitions of our children in schools without the threat of punishment. Currently, adults and children in the school are prohibited from mentioning God unless of course His name is uttered as part of a curse or profanity. Madeline Murray O'Hare is dead. Let her legacy of atheism in our schools die with her! Sincerely, We,The People of the United States of America Mark 10:13-14 "People were bringing little children to Jesus to have Him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them..When Jesus saw this, He was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."

PETITION TO REINSTATE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

signatures of believers followed. diann was #967. here’s the reply i sent to diann AND all the people to whom she sent the e-mail.

diann,

there are many true americans who believe in god who don't agree with this. are offended by it. one of them is me.

i get so many of these during the year, and i'm always silent. i just delete them. but i need to say that the sarcastic, nasty tone of the language implies that anyone who believes differently is not a true american at the very least.

i know that i prayed a lot while i was in school and didn't feel the need to be led in prayer in a group. i never felt that that was prohibited to me. and i also never felt the need to ask others to join me. i never felt that the privacy of my conversation with god diminished me or it.

i believe that this country was founded upon -- and god knows -- continues to try (yes, i understand the irony in using god's name in this sentence) to adhere to the principles of separation of church and state. i believe that's a good thing. i don't believe that leads to chaos and evil.

that's my two cents. i hope YOU are not offended. i've sent this to the people on the list to whom you sent the e-mail because i don't want the impression to stand that i agree.

i love you. god bless you.
Stacey

i also copied some people. not too many. just some people who’ve sent me those same kinds of e-mails and a couple of other friends.

npr was talking about the “division” in this country that the presidential candidates are having to navigate. this division purportedly is about half and half. half believers and half non-believers. i disagree. it’s much more complicated. it’s believers who object to separation of church and state, believers who don’t object, AND non believers. and i guess others, too.

just open your hearts AND minds, people.