Mosque Controversy Obscures Bigger Issue
When I received this "Press Release" from Rev. Dr. Kathy Hearn of our Sister Organization this morning, I felt compelled to put this on my blog. Not out of a sense of duty to the organization, but out of a sense of Divine Rightness. In a country founded of the precepts of all types of freedom, and especially Religious Freedom, we seem to have swept some of our beliefs under the rug, and allowed fear and righteousness creep in to take their place. jts From: Rev Dr Kathy Hearn, United Church of Religious Science Golden, CO.As the media frenzy around the controversy over a proposed mosque within blocks of Ground Zero has continued to grow, and verbal and physical attacks against Islamic people take place, I am struck with the thought that many Americans have forgotten some basic tenets of not only the U.S. Constitution, but also of civility and common decency. While I appreciate the raw feelings surrounding the site, which has rightly become sacred ground in the nine years since