Does anybody else think it's ridiculous that people are making a big deal of this? We live in the United States where we are promised the freedom to practice any religion that we please. I think this also includes not practicing a religion if we don't want to. I realize that there are people who think of this day as "tradition," and that the President should attend regardless, but I'm of the opinion that the constitution applies to everyone, including the President, who should have to choice to omit himself from religious ceremonies. Anyone else?
Randall Grant
POS2001
12PM M-F
3 comments:
In addition to putting the link, you should also give people some idea of what the story is, a sentence or two to summarize it.
As a citizen as the the U.S. the president is entitled to he same rights outlined in the U.S. Constituion. Lets be frank though, the president is not a common citizen. He is public figure who represents the collective body of the legal ciiizens of the U.S. of America. President Obama is a public figure who's morality is always a question for the above stimpulated reasons. He is the face of this nation. The chioces he makes has a profounded effect on the public and should reflect the most appropriate decision for the situtaion.
Okino Leiba
POS2001
12 p.m. M-F
I am going to have to agree with Okino on this one. The president is a representation of what we as Americans stand for. The one thing I did like about the way he handled this was that he stated he would pray in the privacy of the White House. I respect him for acknowledging the event and doing it in his own way. He could have taken the ultra liberal route and said that such a day should not exist because it violates the seperation of church and state! (which in itself is misinterpreted by the courts!)
William Derrick
POS2001 12pm
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