From Tim Hendel, Huntsville, AL:

In February's Readers Forum, Jasmine Parrish wrote about the difficulty of practicing Christianity in the Islamic state of Iran. There are many U.S. Christian fundamentalists who want to make Christianity some kind of state religion in our country. They use phrases such as "take America back," but rarely explain exactly what they intend by this. Under the regime such people wish for, would a non-Christian like me experience the same kind of discrimination portrayed in the letter from Iran? I very much fear that the answer is yes. If we refuse to believe as they do, might we lose our government jobs, Social Security money, or the right to live where we wish? John Forster's letter in the same issue, proposing that the motto "In God We Trust" be required in public and private schools, gives substance to my fears.

I would like to object to a practice that is becoming more common in the Special Notices section of the Ziegler--namely, giving only Internet contact information for those offering goods and services. This leaves out a large portion of Ziegler readers. I wanted to purchase one of the Miami Lighthouse CD's announced in the January issue. I used to work for this organization and probably know some of the performers. I am, however, completely unable to buy the disks because only a Web address was given. Though I can do e-mail, I cannot surf the Net. Perhaps the Ziegler should request phone or postal contact information before running a Special Notice..

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