Crosses on the Mounts
Our Constitution forbids our government from establishing a national religion and, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, that means there should be a “wall of separation between church and state.” I have no quarrel with that, but I do take issue with what appears to be hostility toward religion. I can find no “hostility” clause in the Constitution.
I part company with other atheists (or agnostics) who complain about the crosses on Mt. Soledad and Mt. Helix. Atheism means without God, not anti-God, and these complainers are giving atheism a bad name.
If respect and tolerance for others is a desirable part of the makeup of our nation, it seems to me we should encourage rather than discourage such symbols.
San Diego has plenty of hills but a shortage of toleration.
L.M. BROWN, San Diego
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