Letters to the editor

Consider an independent candidate

To the editor:

With the rising chaos on the campaign trail leading up to November’s national election, I would like to offer voters another option. The independent candidates are frequently excluded from debates and they don’t have the big money to appear on your TV screen every five minutes. I’d like to invite the community to please consider Chase Oliver For President. He is solid with the libertarian ideals. He is a gay millennial. He is in touch with the struggles of the working classes. He’s a Christian. His running mate is an ex-cop and has an extensive resume working in finance as well. Together, they are well rounded and can offer new perspectives on big issues which means a higher likelihood of solutions. Our country is being ripped apart and a moderate is going to offer the best chance at helping the extremes find common ground. He’s definitely worth a Google search.

Jannae Leonard-Winn,

Wasilla

The Ten Commandments

To the editor:

The Ten Commandments according to Judeo Christian historians were brought down from Mt. Sinai by Moses in approx. 1500 BC, over 3500 years ago. Most of the major world religions according to theological experts have indicated that these commandments were either an important part of the process of developing their own religious dogma, or were in many ways similar in doctrine to their own. The standards of proper and reasonable human behavior are much the same in many religions.

The idea of placing a plaque of the 10 Commandments near the entrance way of public schools can be a positive idea. Those who have recently badmouthed this idea need to understand that this really has little to do with politics and nothing to do with promoting the JudeoChristian religion. It primarily has to do with developing reasonable human functional lifestyle.

Louisiana’s government made it clear that this has nothing to do with teaching religion in classrooms. The governor indicated that like throughout much of America, Louisiana was founded on the 10 Commandments and these rules are historically linked to their legal system. Those in opposition can nitpick this relationship to pieces, but such does little to disprove what most Americans know about the history of our country.

Children when old enough to read the plaque on the wall of their school could ask questions, and an explanation of why it is posted could be briefly explained. With or without such a plaque, middle and high school students will most likely learn about various religions in their history classes.

Children learning about what is expected across much of the world of human behavior and interaction is important, and that plaque of the 10 Commandments could help in producing a more civil, affable and lawful world.

Jim,

Lieb