Religion in the nation founded on Christianity, Johnson argues
Larry R. Johnson's December column says the First Amendment aimed to prevent a national church, not government support for Christianity, and laments multiculturalism. He cites Justice Story and George Mason to claim Christianity underpins U S government and opposes public school ecumenical prayer.
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Larry R. Johnson
Supreme Court
Joseph Story
Harvard Law School
Madison
George Mason
Liberals berate Christmas symbols in Ramsey County display change
The piece accuses liberals of latent bigotry for banning red poinsettias at Ramsey County Court House in St. Paul over Christian symbolism and allowing white ones, while questioning tolerance and multiculturalism values and recounting other perceived liberal contradictions.
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U.S. News & World Report
John Lee
Ramsey County
St. Paul
Minn
Santa Claus
Virginia
Family values as bulwark after September 11
The piece argues America should turn from materialism to family centered life after 9 11. It cites CS Lewis on prosperity and stresses nurturing children, stable two parent homes, better schooling, and stronger parental presence over material wealth.
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America
C.S. Lewis
Discontent Over Editorial Style Shared by Amana Writer
Big Names advocate critique of careless language in newspapers. The letter cites Cedar Rapids Gazette sentences as examples of faulty writing and parsing and laments misused idioms and typist errors.
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Avid L. Childers
Amana
New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Newsweek
Time
Iowa
Polk County
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