TEMPEST IN A TEAPARTY

The Teaparty seems to believe that the freedom of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution does not apply to Muslims.

Guess what? It is FREEDOM OF RELIGION not FREEDOM OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Anyway, the proposed Muslim community center is two blocks from Ground Zero. This is not two blocks in the small town where I grew up, it is two blocks in New York City, where two blocks can be worlds apart.

I am sorry that too many people seem to be stuck in the anger and blame stages of grief. You need to give up anger and blame so you can move on to acceptance. The anger will hurt you. The blame will hurt innocents.

Using the real grief of people to make political gain is propaganda of the worst sort. Propaganda is ALWAYS the partial truth which is really a lie. It is designed to trigger the rage we all feel when we are helpless against the forces of the universe.

Please look for the real truth behind the propaganda lies. If a political ad makes you too angry to think, that is when you really need to think. If you discover a political ad is propaganda, look carefully at all other ads by the same people.

Please remember that people usually use propaganda when facts and reason would lead one to the conclusion that what is being proposed is something that is good for them and bad for the rest of us.