Good Friday should be school holiday

To the editor:

Recently, a Speak Out caller belittled another caller's protest against schools having classes on Good Friday after having taking off for Martin Luther King Day.

I fully agree with dismissing classes on Good Friday. I do not want to minimize King's memory. However, the fact remains that Jesus Christ is the greatest person who ever walked this earth. The calendar years of the civilized world are numbered after his birth. To Christians, he is the world's savior.

I think it's sad that some in our educational system don't consider that at least some students, perhaps a goodly number, would like to attend church services on Good Friday. Is this lack of consideration a mild form of persecution? Think about, those of you who belittle Good Friday. The Savior also died for your sins.

As a Christian and as an American, I find it necessary to voice my protest on this matter. I stand uncompromised on this issue.

LEONARD A. KUEHNERT

Altenburg, Mo.