Letter - Insinuating that atheists are un-American is absurd

To the editor:

A recent letter to the editor, which was intended to illuminate us to the evils of George Soros, struck me with a different message. He introduced Mr. Soros as a “Hungarian born atheist,” which in the context gave me the impression that those are two very bad things. I’m not sure what being born outside of the United States has to do with his character, as pretty much everyone reading this letter probably has some lineage that leads outside our borders.

An equally silly notion is that atheists are somehow in contradiction to the precepts of freedom and are “un-American.” Perhaps the author is ignorant of the fact that many of our founding fathers were not followers of the Judeo-Christian God and some outright denied not only his existence but found religion to be “… no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.” – Thomas Paine.

The writer also makes a connection between Hitler and Soros and thereby atheists. I wonder if the writer is aware that Hitler was doing God’s work, at least in the view of Martin Luther (read the Jews and Their Lies written in 1543 by Martin Luther) and Hitler himself – “I am convinced that I am acting as the agent of our Creator. By fighting off the Jews I am doing the Lord‘s work.”

The insinuation is that if I am an atheist then I am un-American and nothing could be more absurd. The foundation of this country lies in religious and political descent, and anyone who finds the exchange of ideas or religious and political differences as un-American would definitely prosper from Mr. Korkowski’s advice; educate yourself.

Dan Morrow

Long Prairie, MN

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