Peg, if I had your attitude I'd be careful about speaking English in public places. After all, a few people there might speak a different language, and heaven forbid I might offend them!

If anyone feels threatened by a consoling passage from the Bible (or any other 'sacred text') read by their leader during a poignant moment of national grief, their own personal religious convictions - or lack of them - must be pretty insecure. Bone up, I say!

According to stats posted here on Mudcat recently, over 75% of Americans do claim Christianity as their basic belief system. Surely their needs and desires deserve a bit of respect and recognition! So get with the picture ...

daylia