Letters to the editor
America founded on Judeo-Christian ethic,
not Islam, reverend says
I am writing in regards to the article published in the (Sept. 6) Summerlin View titled "Muslim leader says tolerance has long way to go after 9/11."
After reading Mr. (Michael) Lyle's interview with Dr. (Aslam) Abdullah, I feel compelled to respond. I'd like to state a few facts not mentioned:
1) Dr. Abdullah states that many Muslims were killed at 9/11, also. The fact is that 28 Muslims died that day (according to the Islamic Circle of North America), which is a small fraction of the almost 3,000 that perished.
2) Dr. Abdullah makes the remark, "What do they think, that Christianity was born in Washington?" Well, the fact is that America was founded on the Judeo-Christian ethic.
Of the 55 founding fathers who constructed the Constitution, most were of the Christian faith. None were Muslims. The money in my wallet says "In God we Trust." The God of the Bible is not Allah.
3) The Bible teaches love and forgiveness. The Quran teaches little tolerance, if any, and no tolerance for Jews or Christians.
While I'm willing to pray for Dr. Abdullah and those who are Muslims, I along with many, many others refuse to drink their Kool-Aid .
-- Rev. R.G. Wright
Summerlin
Bring Kalas back to print edition,
put high school sports online
I'm very disappointed in the new format for View, primarily because I think it highlights subjects of limited-range interests while relegating columns with more general interest to a website.
I'm speaking of the decision to have Steven Kalas' "Asking Human Matters" only on the website. I like the column, read it regularly and will never access the website to continue reading it. Typing in the website, locating what you want amid ads and all sorts of useless information takes too long. I prefer to turn the page and have it available. Alternately, increasing high school sports coverage is a waste -- who beyond the kids and their parents has any interest in high school sports, whereas "Asking Human Matters" applies to a more general audience.
Put the high school sports coverage on the website -- anyone involved in those events is more likely to be online all the time anyway and use the paper for items of more general interest.
-- Dorothy Howard
Henderson
Editor's note: In an effort to increase our coverage of local news in View's print editions, Steven Kalas' "Asking Human Matters" column was moved to our website at lvrj.com/view. A new column appears every Tuesday. Readers also can find the column on Sundays in the print version of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Additional high school sports coverage can be found at nevadapreps.com.
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