Christian values shunned

Sun., Nov. 24, 2013

Letter writers wring their hands about the mass shootings. They call for stricter controls.

Up to the 1960s, high school juniors and seniors had a gun rack in their pickups. At the end of school on Fridays, they’d hit the road and go hunting: no school shootings. We had a basic moral credo back then: We honored God in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and Ten Commandments. God was an integral part of our government: Check out the statues and writings in our revered government buildings in Washington, D.C.

But someone in authority, one day, arbitrarily created a concept: separation of church and state. The cynics and atheists started their continuing assault on our Christian values. The elitists are winning and we’re reaping a whirlwind.

Larry Treffry

Spokane

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