YET ANOTHER RIDICULOUS CHAIN EMAIL

Unfortunately staunch conservatives can, and often do, bring leftist criticism upon themselves with emails like this one I received today:

Letter from one 'Angry Woman' I don't know who wrote it and she should have signed it. Some powerful words. This woman should run for president. Written by a housewife from New Jersey and sounds like it! This is one ticked off lady.

'Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001? Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a f ield in Pennsylvania ? Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they? And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was 'desecrated' when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?...Well, I don't. I don't care at all. I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11. I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for chopping off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat. I'll care when the cowardly so-called 'insurgents' in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques. <>I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide . I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights. In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care. When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don't care. When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don't care.. When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed 'special' food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being 'mishandled,' you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don't care. And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled 'Koran' and other times 'Quran.' Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and-you guessed it-I don't care !! If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your E-mail friends. Sooner or later, it'll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior! If you don't agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you choose the latter, then please don't complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add: 'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem' -- Ronald Reagan I have another quote that I would like to add AND.......I hope you forward all this. 'If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.' Also by.. Ronald Reagan One last thought for the day: In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' The last thing, by the way, that we should do is to elect a muslim as President of the United States, someone who claims to love America yet, WILL NOT salute the flag, WILL NOT pledge allegience to our flag, and sat in a church listening to a 'pastor' that HATES America! Are you Freakin' kidding me? Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ 2. The American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO PASS THIS ON, AS MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM.
AMEN! ( I'm passing this on Lady. God Bless You and God Bless America !

Are you serious??! This is more laughable than it is inciting. People like this woman really believe they are the conservative stalwarts of our nation and think this type of rhetoric is a righteous rallying cry. If you are truly an American and a patriot, are you required to say the pledge? Must you worship the Christian God? The Soviets were required to say their pledge and not worship God. We derided the Soviets for their forced nationalism and religious bans, yet people like this woman think everyone should say the pledge and worship Jesus Christ in America. How is that not the Soviet model? Patriotism lies deep within and has nothing whatsoever to do with saying pledges and worshipping the "right" God. And yes, I am a Mormon saying these things. I believe in the First Amendment and I believe in individual agency. Communist Russia allowed neither. Take those two things away and we can model the Soviet regime by force to achieve a 100% pledge-saying, God-fearing population! Sounds blissful, doesn't it?

The email centers around an attitude of indifference toward other cultures, religions, etc. This lady is really ticked off and has thrown all caution to the wind. But ask yourself: do you really want the United States to adopt an “I don’t care” attitude? Trust me on this – the moment we do you’ll see far worse than you saw on 9/11. Caring is the only way change comes about. They don’t care, which is exactly why we must. If we don’t care, who in the world will? We expect them to care and it’s a nice thought. Just like we expect American citizens to care about one another. But alas, murders happen inside our borders. Atrocities happen. Crime happens. It’s probably happened to you. I wish our own people would care just a bit more. The unfortunate truth is that there will always be unreasonable or irrational people in this world. Did not Cain, one of the first humans on this planet, act irrationally and resist all attempts by others - even by God himself - to help him adopt an attitude of reason?

I do not like Islamic Fundamentalist Jihadi's. I have no problem with Muslims - even Muslims in America - that worship in Mosques - in America. But then I know a little something about that since it was, after all, many "patriotic" Americans that participated in the persecution of the early Mormon church. Just like the Muslims and their mosques, Americans of the mid-1800's didn't like the Mormons and their temples. Looks like the whole "Mormon crisis" turned out okay after all though.

One day while on my mission a car with three young men pulled over to talk with us. They seemed interested in what we had to say and asked several questions. I offered the driver a copy of the Book of Mormon and he gratefully accepted it. They drove off and my companion and I continued our contacting with extra enthusiasm, thinking perhaps we made a difference with someone today. About 20 minutes later as we rounded the corner we saw the Book of Mormon that we had given them lying in the street, tattered but still intact. When I retrieved the book and examined the damage to it, I was so overwhelmed with sadness that I could not feel offense. How could these people have so little care for something so precious to us? It was a seminal moment that shed light on our human condition. While I was deeply offended, I didn’t crave for retribution or to trample on those things precious to them. It occurred to me that they were either devoid of right thinking or were just plain bad-intentioned. But all I can control is me, and I should hope that I don't fall into either category at any time. If we, as the greatest nation on earth don’t care, then who will? These young men didn't care, which is exactly why I must.