LSJ

Sam Wiederhold (LSJ Sept. 29) would have us attend school-board meetings to stop science teachers from corrupting our youth by actually teaching them science. He would prefer those boards to dictate the proper type (his type) of dogma to be taught. He might have been more comfortable in the Puritan New England of my ancestors, where dissenters were persecuted, punished and driven from the colony. In the 19th century, that same region became transformed by Roman Catholic immigrants, who used their political strength to block access to all methods of birth control.

It’s easy to identify modern day examples of nations having government imposed religious practices — Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Israel come to mind. Be careful what you wish for!

Thomas F. Higby

Fowlerville