To the editor: German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer struggled to grasp how German society may probably help Nazism, which was so inimical to the values that nation’s individuals 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 be taught. That is separate from ignorance, or the lack of expertise however a willingness to be taught.
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, help this reality.
A wall of separation have to be saved between church and state. The truth is, the very best assure of the free observe of any faith is the assiduous help of secularism.
These blind to this reality can be taught from civics courses; those that persist of their refusal to be taught help the destruction of our very foundational rules. 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 “convey God again.” Is he going to perform this by inspiring us by private instance?
As a result of there’s nothing in Trump’s arsenal of hating the stranger, oppressing individuals 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 go away Jesus out of it, such as you’ve been doing all alongside.
Linda Falcao, North Wales, Pa.
