And of course, this being America, every American can exercise their First Amendment right of free speech, sometimes done via the “letter to the editor” of a local news outlet. How could I let today go by without one of these letters from America’s heartland?

Stopping creationism vote was right; we still need to stop teaching evolution

I’m glad House Speaker Brian Bosma decided not to permit a vote on a bill requiring the teaching of creationism in Indiana’s public schools. Teachers are already hogtied by mandates from the feds, the state and the unions. Let them be free to teach.

Just as creationism should not be written into law, evolution — the religion of atheism — should not be forced on students. What damage is done to a child when his teacher and book claim he is descended from an ape or a worm? Why impose Darwin’s unproven theory on students who believe God created them in his image and made them his children? Talk about destroying self-esteem! If told you are nothing but an animal, you’ll act like one.

Because God’s power in creation is so beyond human understanding, the public schools should not seek to undermine our children’s God-given faith with a god-forsaken theory.

- Martin Henrichs, Valparaiso