Religious freedom; Richard Greene and Hillary; Supreme Court nominee
Religious freedom
It is beyond logic that North Carolina, Mississippi and other states would be threatened for religious freedom bills that only affirm the U.S. Constitution.
It seems clear the government cannot force Christians to violate religious convictions.
A law making people use the bathroom of their birth gender is only common sense.
Robert M. Moon,
Fort Worth
The Catholic Church and other denominations enjoy huge tax breaks but expect the same tax-funded services as those who pay taxes.
If they want freedom from something that is best for the majority of people, then we the people need to stop granting these religious institutions freedom from taxes.
Marjorie Putnam,
Weatherford
Greene surnames
Columnist Richard Greene refers to the presidential candidates by their last names on second reference, with the exception of Hillary Clinton.
It patronizes and demeans Hillary Clinton to refer to her by her first name when the men are addressed by their surnames. Greene does not refer to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas as Ted or Donald Trump as Donald.
Michael Myers,
Fort Worth
Supreme Court
President Obama is trying to sell his nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Merrick Garland, as a moderate.
He used the same misleading tactic when he sold a gullible public Obamacare as saving $2,500 in annual premium costs.
Garland has shown contempt for the Second Amendment and an individual’s right to keep and bear firearms.
That is not the position of a moderate.
Obama’s two previously confirmed appointees to the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, both oppose the constitutional right of individuals to keep and bear firearms.
Obama’s attempt to further pack the high court with another gun rights opponent will tilt the court against gun rights for perhaps decades.
The Senate must take a stand and prohibit that from happening. If that means no hearing for Garland, then so be it.
Gary Hancock,
Arlington
This story was originally published April 18, 2016 at 5:28 PM with the headline "Religious freedom; Richard Greene and Hillary; Supreme Court nominee."