Show Letters to the Editor I was a little early getting to school on Monday March 21 I decided to take my time walking to my first class As AsI I neared the top of the ramp which leads to the second floor the headline Professors Professor's Book Leans on Prayer caught my attention My first thought was someone someone someone some some- one was upset about prayer in school As its it's common throughout the country people people people peo peo- dislike mixing religion with education That religion should not be taught in a a classroom but at home As a fellow published and writer I enjoy hearing reading about fellow writers accomplishments that thai Its It's encouraging to me Jerri Harwell was being recognized recognized rec- rec recognized rec rec- as a writer by people in our community As I 1 continued to read r it noticed by all those was around me that I was beginning beginning begin beginning begin begin- 4 As a to get very upset ning would 1 I non-Christian non why about a know to want to b be teacher who happens view on prayer is anyone Stating If If there interested in prayer interested interest interest- closer in ed a this is the J with god then its it's for ever book And earth In her eyes child on tn lb to be guess it would have l I Christian god This article was printed on the front page of the school newspaper dated March 10 Did this article spark anyone's anyone's anyone's any any- ones one's interests in her I god godor or about prayer If I was a teacher who wrote a book and called it Meditation to find the inner goddess would it gain the same space I think that the article is an Ill shove the Religion in your face and who cares if you dont don't believe It also states She is waiting waiting waiting wait wait- ing for it to be put in the campus bookstore So the people who worship Allah Buddha Jehovah or the and Pagan gods god desses can take their own books to the campus bookstore bookstore bookstore book book- store too Wouldn't that be a throw in the face to the people people people peo peo- believe in dont don't who 0 I prayer let alone believing lUt in lU lUgod god or the goddess The newspaper shows diversity by printing a page in Spanish Shouldn't it show I. I the diversity of everyone including people who dont don't believe in the Religion Maybe it could've s said id a bit about the book and not so r much about the religion I Ericka Palmer |