I am writing in response to Bob Monize’s Jan. 4 letter, “Ten Commandments: If it’s moved, it will only be more visible.”
I find it strange that a business agent for a local labor union would impugn the character of the present mayor of Everett while at the same time portraying former Alabama Judge Roy Moore as a hero. Moore was removed from the Alabama Supreme Court because he broke the law of the land, namely the separation of church and state.
Our founding fathers, including Thomas Paine, an atheist and author of Common Sense, and Thomas Jefferson, a Unitarian, did not want our country to be a theocracy and wrote into the U.S. Constitution the separation of church and state.
Thirty-seven percent of Americans today are not affiliated with or they don’t attend any church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
The Everett Eagles can display its monument on its property 24/7 with stadium lights if it wants. My personal opinion is that they should also display their motto, which is “Truth, justice, and equality for all.”
Judge Roy Moore is a hero in Alabama only to the KKK, the Christian Identity Movement, Eric Rudolph, Sen. Trent Lott and House Majority Leader Tom Delay. Alabama is an anti-labor union state with “right-to-work” laws. It should hardly be a role model for the rest of the country.
Snohomish
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
