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July 16, 1997
Introduction to the NNVC
In Alabama, a judge, Roy Moore, refused to remove a copy of the Ten Commandments from the courtroom wall and to stop conducting public prayer in his courtroom. A group, the Christian Family Association, was formed to support him, and the state governor threatened to send out the National Guard to protect Moore from having to comply with a court order to remove the Commandments.
In Menominee county, Michigan, a local member of the Christian Family Association began approaching local government boards and requesting that the Ten Commandments be posted. In one case, that of the Menominee Township board, his request was approved. As a result, another Menominee county resident, Nissa Annakindt, approached those same boards and requested that the Nine Noble Virtues, the moral code of the Asatru (Norse Pagan) religion, be posted as well. In the case of the Menominee Township board, the posting of the Nine Noble Virtues was approved, the first time a Pagan moral code has been approved for display in a government building in the US.
The Nine Noble Virtues Campaign is a grassroots effort open to those of all religions to maintain equal rights for all religions. NNVC members ask local government bodies that if the Ten Commandments are put on display, the Nine Noble Virtues be displayed also and that a firm policy be established that any other religion who requests it will automatically have their moral code approved for display.
To join the Nine Noble Virtues Campaign:
Write to: Nissa Annakindt, PO Box 151, Daggett, MI
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Actions you can do:
1. Petition (write a letter to) your local county board, township board, and school board. Ask
them to resolve that if the Ten Commandments is approved for posting in local public buildings
and schools, that the Nine Noble Virtues be posted also.
2. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper announcing your petition and (briefly)
supporting your viewpoint. Note: you do not have to tell anybody what religion you are. While
you're at it, write to the news departments at your local TV stations and ask them to cover this
issue.
3 Congress Alert: The Congress has passed a resolution (House Concurrent Resolution 31)
allowing the posting of the Ten Commandments in government buildings and courthouses.
Write your congressperson and senators and ask that a resolution be passed specifically allowing
the Nine Noble Virtues as well. Write other congresspeople and senators as well, if you like. If
you don't know who your representatives are, ask your local librarian. Or visit the Contact
Congress website at http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/about.html
4. Contact the Christian Family Association (PO Box 8304, Gadsden, AL 35902; e-mail
info@judgemoore.org). Ask that they support the Nine Noble Virtues Campaign. Their website
is: http://www.judgemoore.org
5. Contact Judge Moore himself at: Judge Roy S. Moore, PO Box 8222, Gadsden, AL 35902. Ask him to: 1. Post the Nine Noble Virtues in his courtroom, 2. When he conducts his courtroom prayer sessions, from time to time he invite an Asatru clergyperson to lead an Asatru prayer. When you write Judge Moore, also write to the editor at the Gadsden paper (The Gadsden Times, 401 Locust St., PO Box 188, Gadsden, AL 35999) and tell of your requests to Judge Moore. Remember to be polite & friendly to the Judge.
6. Keep the NNVC posted on what you are doing in your area. If you do, and give the addresses of the local boards you've petitioned and the local newspapers, we will print it in the next update so others in the NNVC can write letters of support.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>How to write a good letter
1. Keep it short and to the point.
2. Know what your major point is and stick to it.
3. Be friendly and positive.
4. Don't be rude or abusive toward anyone.
5. Don't include irrelevant things, like how you suffered religious persecution on the job, or what you believe about the afterlife, or which religion you are in now, or were in before.
6. Assume people will support your point of view.
7. Be careful not to sound weird or flaky. Note: the shorter your letter, the less chance you have of sounding weird, if that is a problem for you.
8. Make a first draft of your letter, and re-write. Cut out unneccessary words and sentences.
9. In the case of letters to congresspeople and government boards, and groups such as the Christian Family Association, if you get no reply, or a very inadequate one, write a couple of times a month. Make sure you stay friendly & have something fresh to say each time out. Persistance pays. Don't, however, do this with private individuals, such as Judge Moore, it may be construed as harassment if you write more often than 4 or 5 times in a year.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Two sample letters:
To the County Board:
As you may know, in many parts of the country, people are asking that the Ten Commandments of the Christian religion be posted in courthouses and public buildings. I would like the board to pass a resolution that if the Ten Commandments are approved for posting, the Nine Noble Virtues, the moral code of the Asatru (Norse Pagan) religion, be approved as well.
Please keep me informed of the outcome of this petition.
To the Editor:
As you may know, in many parts of the country, people are asking that the Ten Commandments of the Christian religion be posted in courthouses and public buildings. I think that if the Ten Commandments are approved for posting in any public building, the Nine Noble Virtues, the moral code of the Asatru (Norse Pagan) religion, should
be approved as well.
[I have petitioned the (name of board(s)) to pass a resolution to this effect. I hope other people will support this in the interest of equality for all religions]
Sincerely, (your name)
(A copy of the NNV should probably be included with either of these letters).
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