What Are We Paying You for?
Tulsa World
Letter to the Editor
5/20/2003
While some
state legislators are attempting to solve age-old questions such as
whether to use paper or cloth napkins in barbeque restaurants, State
Senator Scott Pruitt wants to reopen the evolutionary debate; well
done Senator.
He should
focus every waking moment on trying to come up with a solution to
the “budget crisis.”
Senate bill 346 comes across as a joke and
as a slap in the face to anyone worried about the situation in
Oklahoma
.
It would be
nice to work on solutions to problems, rather than creating new
ones; or worse, rehashing old issues such as this. We have to learn
to respect the beliefs of others. I find it disgraceful that he
would use his position to stifle other people’s beliefs. Defending
his religion isn’t what he was hired to do.
Senator
Pruitt wants us to realize that “the theory of evolution is just
that - a theory.” How many Jewish people would like to see a
disclaimer in the bible stating that the story of Jesus Christ is
‘just a theory’? State Senator Pruitt’s constituents might
want to call his office and ask, “What are we paying you for?”
Jimmy
Cook,
Claremore
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