The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, August 1, 1994                 TAG: 9407280007
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

TOLERATE WHAT'S RIGHT

``Ponder a Christian-right America'' (letter July 3) asked what America would look like if Congress, the presidency and the Supreme Court were dominated by the Christian right.

To name a few things, one would be able to read from the Bible and say a prayer in our public schools just as we did 50 years ago; a baby cradled in its mother's womb would be as safe as a baby cradled in her arms; the first lady would not want health care to include abortions; and the president would not champion sodomy as a normal way of life.

We hear much about tolerance, not realizing that we on any one side of an issue tolerate only what we believe is right.

TOMMY STEELE

Virginia Beach, July 11, 1994 by CNB