Letters To The Editor

From the recent revelations about Ted Haggard, Mark Foley, and James McGreevey, back to the uncloseting of Michael Huffington and before him, J. Edgar Hoover, we see some of the loudest anti-gay bullies are themselves homosexual. Next time one hears homophobic hate-mongering, one should ask, “where is this person coming from?”

Yours truly,

Bruce Joffe, Piedmont, CA

Dear Editors,

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

To me, it is a special time to remember our Servicemen and women “living and dead” who for 230 years stood up in defense of this great nation. The liberty bell continues to ring because of people like: George Washington, Robert E. Lee, George S. Patton and the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.

Saturday, November 11, 2006, is Veterans Day!

The movie “The Flags of our Fathers,” depicting the Battle of Iwo Jima, touched me because my Uncle Lewis fought there. He was with the 1st Marine Division and by the grace of All-Mighty God came home to a joyful family. Lewis was named after his Great Grandfather Lewis Milton Griffith who served in the 39th Mississippi Regiment, Company B-CSA during the War Between the States. My family is proud of both these men.

On Veterans Day let us not forget that it was American Patriot Patrick Henry who said:

“It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by the religionists but by Christians, not on religion but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” Can you imagine what some people might say today about such a bold statement as this? There was a time when his words were the soul of our nation.

Let us remember that George Washington led his troops in prayer before they crossed the Delaware River on a cold-snowy night to surprise the British and Hessian Troops on December 26, 1776.

Our children should know of Andrew Jackson and a ragtag army who defeated the British in 1815 at the Battle of New Orleans. A young officer named Wade Hampton of South Carolina rode 750 miles in ten days to Columbia, South Carolina, and then to Washington, D.C. to tell President Madison and the country of the great victory.

We shall never forget that in March, 1836, a small group of men at the Alamo stood between Santa Anna