Perry Parries

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    Church and State
    Re "In God We Trust" [Sept. 26]: Jon Meacham's column on Rick Perry and Christian dominionists made me realize that I'm scared. The radical politics of Rick Perry threatens my right as a Jewish young adult to the separation of church and state. Yet Perry leads in the polls. How can voters allow such a religious conservative to make it even that close to the White House?
    Natalie Barman, ODESSA, FLA., U.S.

    Dominionists believe that God and his laws should be in charge of America. A synonym for these people is the Taliban. We rebelled 235 years ago against the idea of the divine right to rule.
    Jani Kidd, 
DENTON, TEXAS, U.S.

    Reading about dominionists, I couldn't help thinking that by changing a few words and terms, Meacham could have been writing about Muslims who want the installation of Shari'a in their countries and the Koran to be used as the source of all wisdom. Both are equally alarming to a person living in a secular state, but the difference is that the dominionists are part of the most powerful nation in the world.
    Stuart Hayman, AUCKLAND

    This was the most truly disturbing and terrifying article your magazine has ever published.
    Kerry Wright, ANNANDALE, AUSTRALIA

    Missing the Classics
    Re "Fall Arts Preview" [Sept. 26]: Claire Suddath's music selection of new releases is interesting, but where is the music of living contemporary classical musicians? There must be a chamber or orchestral work or an opera with sounds and stories to catch TIME listeners. Open our ears to a wider eclecticism in the next preview, please.
    Diana Blom, 
TURRAMURRA, AUSTRALIA

    Leadership in Turkey
    Re "Turkey Steps Up" [World, Sept. 26]: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may be "charismatic," but his denial of the Ottoman Turkish government's genocide of 1.5 million Armenians is reprehensible. Turkey needs to step up and acknowledge its horrendous crime in order to gain stature among other nations.
    Lillie Merigian, 
CORTE MADERA, CALIF., U.S.

    Libya Losers
    Jorge Castañeda's appreciation of the intervention by the U.S., the U.K. and France in Libya seems completely off the mark [Losers in Libya, Sept. 26]. The leaders of these countries might have emerged as heroes now, but why aren't they doing anything in Burma or other African countries where people have been living under oppressive regimes for years? Because they stand to gain nothing from these poor nations.
    Selvakaran Devasahayam, KOZHIKODE, INDIA

    Remembering 9/11
    Thank you for your issue on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 [Sept. 19]. The "Portraits of Resilience" offered a particularly touching look into the lives of heroes, victims and others with a significant story to tell. But it hurt to see George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld highlighted as well.
    Fredric Schnabel, FREIBURG, GERMANY

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