Lancaster, a Christian City? And Next, John Yoo

There is a mistake in the copy above. The 4th paragraph, next-to-last sentence should read "He's the architect of the illegal legal-justifications..."

With the endorsement of Mayor Parris, Christian city workers will feel free to "share" their faith at work. I foresee lawsuits against both the mayor and Lancaster for promoting a hostile work environment and religious discrimination.

It is amazing how many Christians, Jews, Muslims, or atheist think they are learning facts by reading the Bible, Tora, or Koran or the works of atheist. The number of mistranslations, the out right lies, the theological judgemets to include this or exclude that are so numerous. There are 26 Bibles with new onesw to come.
It is not that their belief is not correct, it is that they have no way of knowing that it is correct. The mistreatment of members of one group by the members or leaders of another group is the history of religion not only in the United States, but, around the world.
Our political leaders need to just shut their mouth when wearing the robes of their office and not show their ignorance.

“ Any excuse will serve a tyrant.” I can’t believe you have that monster on your program. His effort to justify his wickedness behind a National Security mask fools no one. My take on John Yoo: obtain notoriety. In a deceitful and corrupt administration it wasn't difficult: provide an opinion few would offer --justify torture. We will pay for this man’s actions for a long time. He should be held up to some kind of accountability for his evil. It's remarkable that he is still working. These universities who have him on their campuses should be ashamed.

Yes Ms. Morrison, let's do check in periodically to have John Yoo's sage insight on a president's constitutional right to torture and to expand executive powers to dictatorial levels when a situation, occurring either naturally or by invention, requires him/her to.

And sure, why not do a series with Dick Cheney on his heartfelt views on the importance of effective intelligence collection through torture.

And while we're at it, what if we have a series of reports from George W. Bush on the superfluous need for academic proficiency in government officials?

My point:
I understand the historic value of allowing John Yoo to air his views, but please let's not forget that this man's warped view of constitutional law justifies torture, extra-legal over-reach and unilateral invasion.

Please don't elevate this dangerous man to pundit status and allow him to distance himself from his infamy unless you want to convince this listener that you think war criminals are an important and necessary part of our national dialogue on government ethics and power.

I, for one, am confused by you. There are times when, in your careful effort at journalistic balance, you create a sense of false equivalency that lends credence to anathematic points of view which, I'd like to think, you actually question.

Just because one can have a reasoned conversation with a monster doesn't make that monster reasonable.

John Yoo is a war criminal who justified the torture of the Bush Regime which still continues under Obama. To treat this man as a "thinker" is to participate in the justification of torture and the legitimization of torture in this society. It's not 'liberal' to talk with him -- it's immoral. This is not what we expect from Patt Morrison.