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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>A Chicago
newspaper, The Herald News, refers to statue of Mary as an "idol." Please
write to the author and to the editorial staff to tell them what you
think. My response below.</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/top/4_1_JO18_STATUE_S1.htm">http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/top/4_1_JO18_STATUE_S1.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Author: </FONT><A class=linkover
href="mailto:daulet@scn1.com?Subject=SCN1.Story.Response"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Dawn Aulet</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Editor: </FONT><A
href="mailto:HeraldNews@scn1.com?Subject=SCNmedia.HN.Letter.to.Editor"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>SEND IT NOW</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> [from
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size=2>http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/aboutus/</FONT></A><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>God bless,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stephen</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am disappointed with the article at <A
href="http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/top/4_1_JO18_STATUE_S1.htm">http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/top/4_1_JO18_STATUE_S1.htm</A>,
which calls the statue an idol.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Idol" has definite negative connotations, namely
idolatry, worship of a false god. Since Catholics do not worship statues,
or Mary, the term is out of line.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A better term would be "image" or
"statue."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, the link to <A
href="http://www.ourladyofthemillennium.com/">http://www.ourladyofthemillennium.com/</A> is
incorrect - there is a space in front of the "our" which makes it an invalid
link, which fails when merely clicked on.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stephen</FONT></DIV>
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