If ever there was a confused scribble, in effect a confession of confusion, hers ov Nov. 4th cries out for charitable treatment. In Charity I attempt thoughtful input when I challenge her thitd sentence. I surmise she really meant what she implied that anyone having an affiliation with religion is not qualified for public service.

My thoughts also turn to her son. He is apparently being taught religious bigotry.

My Father died when I was seven and the oldest of three. My Mother passed away 12 years later. I was internally exhilarated with the thought that she died on Christams Day and thus given an opportunity to join a Bi8rthday Party that we muight someday all enjoy….

I missed both my parents but would not have ‘made it’ without my Mother. Only a firm, well founded belief in God did I find real support. That continues today in a marriage into it’s 56th year that has been founded upon shared religious belief.

Now my thoughts turn toward Dylanmom’s son. How would he survive and what woould he become if she passed away without conveying some understanding of what others find in Faith? In sufficient awareness to aid assistance toward maturation?

At the risk of offending Dylanmom, I shall attempt a prayer now and then, for the son as well as for her!

“I could not lay low until after the election, even though local political experts told me I was sure to be re-elected if I did not raise this issue. I really would rather lose the election than expose our children to more emboldened, inappropriate indoctrination. This is not a stunt.”

Of course it’s a stunt. Your actions speak to your cowardice. You waited until four days before the election to make your position public. You didn’t raise the issue when it would have made a difference and you know it. You waited until the absentee ballots were in. Why didn’t you make your position known sooner?

Mr. Cook’s logic:

“How logical is it for less than 3% of a population to demand that the rest of society accept a fundamental change in the definition of the basic building block of their society and societies since recorded time?”

The U.S. Constitution was designed to protect the minority from the majority. The U.S. is a constitutional democracy. A majority rules, with protection of minority rights. The framers of the Constitution knew that an unrestricted majority had the potential to take the rights away from people they simply didn’t like or agree with.

Traditional Values:

Is tradition always good? It was traditional to not permit interracial marriage until 1967. It was tradition to not allow women to vote until 1920. It was tradition in the Mormon Church to not allow black members to be ordained into priesthood until 1978. They were considered Canaanites and were not allowed to participate fully in the Mormon religion. It was tradition to only elect white male presidents when they may not have been the best choice. Things change, Mr. Cook. Thank God for that.

Mr. Cook, you can believe whatever you want. You can vote however you want. You can worship however you want. The problem here is that you are using your position as a trustee to lobby for legislation that takes away the rights of others. Lobbying for your own religious and “traditional” beliefs has no place on the HUSD school board.

Snipers hide from view too!