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hurch should be forced to compromise
Re: “The Catholic Church versus the D.C. Council,” Nov. 13
Once again, the Catholic Church has shown that you can get away with bigotry if you use religion to justify it. It also shows the main fault with religion in adhering to dogma. Have they considered that there may be Catholics who are pro-choice and pro-marriage equality, because I know several. But like all religions, they’d rather shun people with differences than encourage intelligent discussion. Sometimes people have to make compromises and the Church should be no exception. Which is more important to them, providing these services to people who need them or denying help to committed gay people who reach out for help? Let’s hope they seriously consider what Jesus might do in this situation. Given its recent history, the Church should be more worried about the sexual conduct of people within their own organization than with the private lives of people outside of it. Charles Bright
Arlington
Fort Hood massacre vindicates President Bush
George W. Bush was mocked as a war-monger and buffoon throughout his presidency, yet he was able to protect Americans from all terrorist attacks after 9/11. Within a year of Barack Obama’s election, Americans have witnessed the worst internal military massacre in U.S. history. Despite efforts by a sympathetic liberal press to downplay it, Obama did nothing to follow up on the fact that terrorist Nodal Hasan was in communication with a notorious Yemen-based jihad propagandist. While Obama’s epitaph is quickly being written as the “man of empty promises,” President Bush continues to be vindicated.
Paul Kokoski
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
Citizens want accountability from government
Re: “Despite accounting errors, stimulus is working,” Nov. 18
Patrick Garofalo’s statements would be laughable if his philosophy wasn’t part of our current legislative agenda. In this economy, the one thing citizens want most from government is accountability, according to a Frank Luntz survey of 6,400 Americans. Is simply verifying the success of a program intended to create or save three million jobs too much to ask? Apparently so. Let’s just hope Mr. Garofalo’s “expected errors” logic won’t apply to this administration’s next large project, health care reform.
Colin Burke
Washington
