I sat by very quietly, as has everyone else, and let our newly elected president have free reign at changing the country that our forefathers built with blood and tears.

I am highly upset over the fact that the president has stated it’s OK to burn the flag. I do not think so. The flag stands for the soldiers who fight for us every day in battle, it stands for our freedom, it stands for the people who pioneered this country and made it what it is — our morals and our beliefs are being stripped away from us one at a time and we sit idly by and let him do this to us!

Our history that has been so strong is being abolished. Burning the flag means that the country that we fought for and the values that we have left are being taken from us. The flag should always be protected as it has protected us during battle and hard times.

Now the second issue I have is with Obama giving the Muslims permission to build a temple in New York — the same city that lost so many loved ones in 9/11. Are we rewarding the Muslims for bringing down the towers and for taking the lives of innocent people? To coin a popular song “have we forgotten.” This is like a slap in the face to families of the 9/11 victims.

Prayer should have never been allowed to be removed from the schools and public buildings. Because it is prayer that is keeping us afloat during all this turbulence, if you believe he believes in you.

In our history there have always been dictators who forced their beliefs onto others and now once again we are still fighting a dictator.

Ginger Rebert

Vicksburg