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I agree with your post my friend. I am not a gay man but, I have gay friends.
Their lives are no less important to their friends and loved ones as my own or anyone else for that matter. I think it is so easy to judge another human being.
I hope the two students involved receive a harsh enough punishment with prison time that they come to understand this was no PRANK. One day regardless they will have to answer to the Almighty why they were so cruel to another human being. I wouldn't want to be in their shoes when they have to answer for their crimes.

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Dear JPM:

Re: "Court OKs 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance," msnbc.com, recent.

I read the aritcle and comments with interest, knowing all along what I wanted to say. But your comment, "This was a poor ruling . . . " beat me to the punch. Kudos for the kind of clear thinking and writing that can be taken seriously, as opposed to the rambling and nearly illiterate responses that reveal ignorance on the part of their authors.

I am disappointed -- but mostly puzzled -- by the court's ruling, but I am not very well read on the state of the issue. I only know what I thought I knew. (I was expecting a ruling in favor of the plaintiff, for removal of the phrase.) God is of religion, and money is of State. And they should not be commingled.

I was disappointed to learn that when the same plaintiff (I think) sued to take "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance, that the court ruled that, instead, the Pledge itself would be removed (or made not mandatory?). It just goes to show that we must be careful what we ask for, eh? (To be clear, I think the Pledge is a good thing and should be revived and encouraged, if not made mandatory . . . except for the "under God" part.) But a couple commenters offered good advice, to simply don't say the offending phrase. I'm embarrassed to say that I had never thought of that! (And that's what I'll do from now on, and try to get over it, like some other commenters suggested. :)

I especially liked your closing paragraph about being proud of America, and so forth. I'm a little scared about the future of America, and it certainly has some problems -- some alarming -- but I,too, remain proud to be an American, and I'm glad you are, too. We proud, reasonable Americans need to continue speaking up because every little bit helps.

Regards and best wishes.

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