It seems another atheist from my hometown wants to divert the attention of readers from the true intent my two opinion letters in the News Tribune regarding the consequences of not following God's Ten Commandments - and, specifically, regarding thou shall not defraud your neighbor and thou shall not murder the innocent unborn. I'm referring to the Aug. 18 letter, "We wish we'd have removed Commandments plaque," which was written by a member of the Grand Rapids Area Freethinkers in response to my May 26 letter, "Letter reinforces need to elect pro-lifers."
Both of my previous letters said God's axiom applies to anyone who breaks his commandments. Furthermore, I deliberately avoided any discussion of the separation of church and state and focused only on these two commandments given to society by the Most High God.
The Grand Rapids Area Freethinkers, who claim to have had only a "subsidiary role" in the secretive, nocturnal removal of the Hibbing courthouse plaque, seem to want readers to think there are no consequence for violating God's laws.
In my two letters I said that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest Service defrauded - "bore false witness" - against a private landowner on the Dark River north of Chisholm in 2006. Twice in 2011, I told St. Louis County deputies at the Hibbing courthouse that the DNR and the Forest Service "bore false witness" against the aggrieved landowner. In March 2015, the aggrieved landowner and I testified to the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners that the DNR and Forest Service "bore false witness" against the landowner, but nothing was done by county officials.
Just because St. Louis County removed the courthouse plaque and did nothing to help the aggrieved Dark River landowner does not mean God's axiom won't apply. Personal consequences and sometimes public shame always result when we disobey God's commandments. This applies to freethinkers, too.
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David G. Holmbeck
Grand Rapids
