Believers and nonbelievers alike




All politics aside, I want to thank The Acorn for being willing to print letters not only from those that obviously do not believe in God but also from those of us who do.

I didn’t read Mr. Carter’s original letter to the editor, but I did read the scathing responses from four men in our community.

As a resident of Agoura for over 30 years, I can say there are many of us that do believe in God and follow our faith in him. I can tell you that I personally have “seen him in action” in my lifetime in many ways, including just having gone through cancer this spring. I have seen him in action in the lives of family and friends. It is amazing!

I am not a “religious kook” or the other names Mr. Carter was called in The Acorn letters. In this free country, Mr. Carter and I have every right as Americans, via the First Amendment, to state that we do believe in God, and they have the right to say that they do not.

Those who believe in God are not a dwindling few. There are millions of us in America and around the world. According to a June 3 Gallup poll, more than nine out of 10 Americans believe in God.

What saddens me is the verbal attack the four gentlemen levied at a “neighbor” here in Agoura. Even when hot topics like politics or beliefs are discussed in a public forum, civility might be in order, don’t you think? We teach our kids to be kind to each other—shouldn’t we expect the same from adults? We can have differences of opinions and beliefs and still make our points respectfully.

Kathleen Brooks
Agoura Hills



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