In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the legal rights of gays and lesbians to marry. Also the upholding of the Affordable Care Act by yet another U.S. Supreme Court ruling. I certainly noticed in the Coeur d’Alene Press the number of people having letters published who either attacked the decisions reached by the court, or they wished instead to attack President Obama for the decisions reached by the court.

For everyone’s information some of the sitting justices were appointed to their positions under Republican administrations. President Obama has only confirmed two justices during his tenure. Second, the judicial system is an equal and independent branch of the government. Third, the recent SCOTUS decisions did not invent any “rights.” The Bill of Rights is not exclusive property, only to the people with whom you agree. Nor does the 14th amendment only get taken up as an argument when it serves a special interest agenda.

I can think of some things that can be considered offensive, to anyone’s beliefs. Hobby Lobby uses a religious exemption to deprive its workforce of medical care, such as the corporation wishes to disagree with. Never mind what Jesus Christ in the New Testament might have to say on the behalf of the poor and etc. The opposition to better wages on the behalf of the workforce. Never mind what both Old and New Testaments have to say about that. It actually is a biblical requirement, to pay people in accordance with work actually performed. Since even in the Old Testament anyone providing for their households would not be working for free. What did Jesus say about mammon? What did God say about never taking his name in vain? Very precisely, you make no false promise before the Lord your God. I would suggest to the current authors, plus all those who follow after them with their own angry letters, I think you have enough of your own problems. How about YOU getting right with God, and leave Him to make the judgment concerning that which is clean and unclean—Acts.

JOAN E. HARMAN

Coeur d’Alene