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interpret the current laws. Here is my prime example of hypocrisy or misinterpretation. In the Articles of Confederation there was a law called the Northwest Ordinance which gave guidelines which territories had to meet in their state constitu- i tions before they could become states. According to ; these guidelines, in order for a terriroty to become a state its education system had to include religion and Christianity based on the Bible. The constitutions of the states reflected this requirements. You may wonder how the Northwest Ordinance could have been passed by men who subsequently wrote the First Amendment.
Were our forefathers all hypocrites?! I think not. We are misinterpreting their intentions and their laws.
I suggest that the next time subjects such as prayer in schools or Baccalaureate Services appear in the headlines, we all remember that the man who wrote the First Amendment also required the use of the Bible in the city schools he influenced.
JOE R. DUNAGAN, Class of
*94, RCHS
Boston
Planning
Supported
To the Editor:
Rappahannock county citizens ought to ponder the good advice of Mr. Dick McNear in his remarks to the Rappahannock Farmers Association, reported in this newspaper’s March 2 issue.
Mr. McNear, former head planner of Fauquier County, commented on the future growth pressures on the county that are sure to flow from the arrival bf Mickey Mouse & Co. in nearby Prince William.
“Rappahannock County, without question, is going to grow,” he said. “How, when and where is what we can discuss.” Now is the time, before Disney disease ruins the beauty of this county, to begin discussing the
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