If you mean that our nation

will return to spending billions on pornography, I don't want to return

to normal. If you mean that Americans will continue to take the lives

of 4,000 unborn children every day (almost the number killed in New York)

through abortion, I don't want to return to normal.

If you mean that we will return

to the excessive crime, drug abuse, unwed mothers, and divorce rates,

I don't want it to return to normal. If you mean that we will return to

the petty bickering and fighting within our families, I don't want to

return to normal. If you mean that we will stop praying, waving flags,

and singing "God Bless America," then I don't want to return

to normal.

I have seen some very positive

things happen in the midst of this horrible tragedy. We have a new appreciation

for our country and elected officials, especially our president. We have

a new honor and respect for firemen and law officers. We have a new sense

of patriotism like I have not seen in my lifetime. We have a new appreciation

for our neighbors, our families and our churches. And most importantly,

people are praying and seeking after God.

Prior to the attack, there

was a growing philosophy in our country that there was no such thing as

absolute truth. We were told that everything was relative and matters

of right and wrong were only one's opinion. Well, I believe we can all

agree that the attack on New York and Washington, D.C. was morally wrong

and the actions by the firefighters and police were morally right. There

IS absolute truth!

I stand fully behind our president,

and elected officials, as they seek to bring justice to those who did

this terrible thing. Regardless, I hope it never gets back to "normal."

Keith Turner

Fayetteville

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