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11.2.07 @ 12:02AM

OUR HEROES
Re: Jeff Emanuel's The Longest Morning:

Jeff Emanuel's article on the brave soldiers of Charlie Company brought tears to my eyes and thankfulness to my heart. God bless those soldiers who put their lives on the line for this country. The value of their sacrifice cannot be overstated. The Democrat cut-and-runners might have gotten their way without this most honorable of sacrifices.

Morley and Willis and their families will be in my prayers. Moser and Corriveau can take pride and comfort in knowing they not only saved their own lives that day, but prevented al Qaeda from using their friends' sacred bodies for evil purposes.

Thank you, Mr. Emanuel, for telling their story.
-- Deborah Durkee
Marietta, Georgia

What a gripping story told by Jeff Emanuel about our brave soldiers. As we can see, it is painfully obvious that today's enemies understand perfectly that they can rely on the liberal media to help them undermine the momentum and support the U.S. has in this war. The treachery by our own media sickens me. They should be prosecuted.
-- John Nelson
Hebron, Connecticut

Excellent article. We could use a bunch more articles by Jeff Emanuel and a lot less articles by several of the squishy metrosexuals that are carried in The American Spectator Online.
-- Ken Shreve
New Hampshire

AREN'T MORMONS CHRISTIANS TOO?
Re: Paul Chesser's Prejudiced for an Eternity:

This was an interesting, yet thoroughly incomplete article on Romney's Faith. Would a Romney Presidency raise awareness of the Mormon Faith? Yes. What effects would his presidency have on the faith of our Nation? Let's see.

This article presented an extremely narrow view that assumes people only fall into only two groups: Traditional Southern Christian or Mormonism. Most people today seem to have little or no faith in Religion. How much worse is it when we elect a man who belongs to the right church but has low morals or values?

Look at the devastating effects that the Clinton Presidency had on our youth. I'm a child of the Eighties and was raised with Ronald Regan in the White House. He was a man that you could look up to and want to be like when you grew up. He taught us that we should be a "Shining city on the hill.". He was like my Grandpa. He made you want to be better. My wife grew up with Bill Clinton as President; her generation was introduced to Oral Sex and Porn on a huge scale. I honestly don't know what church Regan or Clinton went to. The point is what kind of a person they were. What kind of a person do we want to put forward to the world, ourselves and our children as OUR "Commander in Chief" !
I happen to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a Mormon). I've lived in Utah most of my life and it's one of the safest, cleanest, nicest places you can be. I don't have to lock my cars or house at night. My kids can play with my neighbors' kids and walk to school on their own. If people believe that we're some cult you probably don't know many Mormons. I had a co-worker in Las Vegas try to tell me that we were a cult, I disagreed but I had to think about what a cult is and why I don't think we qualify. In my opinion a cult is an organization that gets people to do things that are wrong, and to keep secrets about it. In the Mormon Church we make promises and oaths but only to follow the Lord and keep his commandments as are found in the scriptures. In other words we help people to improve their lives and do what is right.

My point is that Romney is a good man and he is a great businessman. He has an amazing resume and will portrait values and ethics that we will want all our citizens to emulate. Right now in this country there is a huge amount of influence trying to discredit all religion and Christianity specifically. Let's focus on what we have in common, we both believe in God. However, the other guys in the room are trying to convince us that we're both stupid. It's them we should be arguing with.
-- Rob Andrus

In the article by Paul Chesser, "Prejudiced for Eternity," it is stated by Mr. Chesser that James Walker, president of the Watchman Fellowship, is concerned that Mitt Romney, if elected president, would be influential in bringing thousands of converts into the Mormon Church. Chesser and Walker both ignore a very good example of this hypothesis in the election of John F. Kennedy, a Catholic, as president. Did thousands convert to Catholicism during his presidency? I don't think so. Why ignore this splendid example?
-- Bob Martin
Muskogee, Oklahoma

Paul Chesser's column about a Romney presidency is interesting and thought-provoking, but I can't help but suspect that he wouldn't say the same thing about a Catholic candidate. After all, don't most Evangelicals (like Chesser) think that Catholicism is "false Christianity"?
-- Joseph P. Postel
Chicago, Illinois

Does anyone believe that New Age-ism adherents have increased just because of Oprah Winfrey? Or that Scientology has benefited from Tom Cruise's headlines? How many Mormon missionaries are currently saying, to paraphrase Walker, "Would you like to hear about the faith of our U.S. Senate Majority Leader?"

It's obvious that James Walker has an axe to grind about his former membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And Paul Chesser is all too happy to help turn the grinding wheel for Mr. Walker.

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