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2 Wednesday, January 12, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon O P I N I O Letters to the Editor… The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer9s name, address, and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond, or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is 10 a.m. Monday. Disinformation and democracy Praying for the country To the Editor: I9d like to express a huge thank-you to Mary Chaffin for setting the record straight in last week9s guest column titled <Disinformation and democracy.= Her focus on facts to refute the incendi- ary disinformation peddled by the right-wing propaganda machine is to be commended! Thank you Ms. Chaffin! Sheila Kelley To the Editor: I feel Jeff Mackey9s letter in the January 5 Nugget was well expressed. We are living in one of the worst times in the U.S. since 1776. I9ve challenged the churches, too, as a body to pray for every administration. It seems that I failed to see that happen. I now have quit trying; maybe people will heed what Jeff Mackey wrote. A few individuals may be faithful in pray- ing to God for salvation of our country. Chet Davis s s s Sisters Weather Forecast Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jan. 12 • Cloudy Jan. 13 • Partly Cloudy Jan. 14 • Partly Cloudy Jan. 15 • Partly Cloudy 51/34 48/33 46/32 49/32 Sunday Monday Tuesday Jan. 16 • Partly Cloudy Jan. 17 • Partly Cloudy Jan. 18 • Mostly Cloudy 50/35 49/36 46/35 The Nugget Newspaper, LLC Website: www.nuggetnews.com 442 E. Main Ave., P.O. Box 698, Sisters, OR 97759 Tel: 541-549-9941 | Email: editor@nuggetnews.com Postmaster: Send address changes to The Nugget Newspaper, P.O. Box 698, Sisters, OR 97759. Third Class Postage Paid at Sisters, Oregon. Editor in Chief: Jim Cornelius Production Manager: Leith Easterling Creative Director: Jess Draper Community Marketing Partner: Vicki Curlett Classifieds & Circulation: Beth Jacobsen Proofreader: Kit Tosello Owner: J. Louis Mullen The Nugget is mailed to residents within the Sisters School District; subscriptions are available outside delivery area. Third-class postage: one year, $70; six months (or less), $45. First-class postage: one year, $110; six months, $80. Published Weekly. ©2022 The Nugget Newspaper, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is pro- hibited. All advertising which appears in The Nugget is the property of The Nugget and may not be used without explicit permission. The Nugget Newspaper, LLC. assumes no liability or responsibility for information contained in advertisements, articles, stories, lists, calendar etc. within this publication. All submissions to The Nugget Newspaper will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication and copyrighting purposes and subject to The Nugget Newspaper9s unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially, that all rights are currently available, and that the material in no way infringes upon the rights of any person. The publisher assumes no responsibility for return or safety of artwork, photos, or manuscripts. N The lessons of history By Bruce Campbell Guest Columnist Mr. Mackey is right when he states that history is a good teacher (The Nugget, Letters to the Editor, January 5). Hopefully, he9s read the history of the rise of fascism in the 1930s and sees the parallels to what is going on in our coun- try and parts of the world today. I disagree, however, in his laying the blame for the beginning of evil on Adam and Eve. For one thing, nobody really knows what happened in Eden; the real truth is lost in antiquity. The rest is just rumors. I think the belligerent, sometimes viscous nature of our species is a survival instinct developed through evolution. Even though it doesn9t seem like it at times, we are much less vis- cous than in the past. If you study history, you9ll see that the atrocities (with a few exceptions 4 notably, the Holocaust) of modern times are nothing compared to the atrocities of the past. The very fact that the Holocaust is so infamous in history shows that, up until then, people thought those sort of things only happened in the distant past. I also think Adam and Eve weren9t the first human animals on earth. I think they were the first human beings on earth. The trouble is, there are too many human animals still here. I think the whole idea of sending a Son of God to Earth was to try and get us to rise above some of our animal tendencies, and to move past the old ways, and to take the next step in our spiritual evolution. In those days, the Torah (which we know as the Old Testament) was the law and history of the Hebrew people. It allowed you to stone some- one for just about anything. Jesus tried to teach a more evolved way of the brother- hood of man, with a much more simple set of rules. I don9t believe that God sent a great flood to punish sinner man. I don9t think he works that way. I think that many of the <plagues= that affect us we do to ourselves. We9re starting to find out, for instance, that not treat- ing the Earth with respect is a bad idea. Other <plagues= are just nature being nature. I think he does put us to the test all our lives both indi- vidually and as the human race. I think that when we have a pandemic such as this one it tests us in many ways. Like how you deal with the knowledge that if you, as an individual, don9t take certain precau- tions, you could jeopardize the health or even lives of other people. Are you really letting other people die for your freedom? Suffering the small sacrifice of wearing a mask and taking a vaccine to try and save other people is exactly what Jesus would do. Helping the poorer people and poorer coun- tries in the world during these times is exactly what Jesus would do. Sowing unfounded doubt in our leaders, in our institutions, and in our God-given sci- ence is exactly what Satan would do. Christian teachings state: < God helps those who help themselves.= Isn9t coming up with an effective vac- cine in record time helping ourselves? Jesus said: < There will be many false prophets. You will know them by their deeds, not their words.= Wouldn9t a person that became a Christian right before he threw his hat in the ring and then caused a mob to attempt to overthrow a legal election by violent means because he couldn9t stand being a loser be called a false prophet? Moses9 ninth command- ment says: <Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.= Isn9t claim- ing an election was stolen when the overwhelming evidence shows other- wise, bearing false witness against all your neighbors in the entire country? I guess my point in all this rambling is, if you9re going to loudly claim to be a Christian, you should act like it. Otherwise, you would be using the Lord9s name in vain. Views expressed in this column are solely those of the writer and are not necessarily shared by the Editor or The Nugget Newspaper. Got a great photo of life in Sisters Country? Male northern flicker and robin look over snow-crested area searching for food. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Send your high-resolution photo to editor@nuggetnews.com.