“What’s your name?” I asked. “My Name is Awan Ater.” “Where are you from?” “I’m from Missouri. I am a US Citizen. I was born in South Sudan.” “Can you read this for me?” “Sure.” We in the United States, above all, must remember that lesson, for we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs. And so we must remain. Our very unity has been strengthened by our pluralism. We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are, and must remain, separate. All are free to believe or not believe, all are free to practice a faith or not, and those who believe are free, and should be free, to speak of and act on their belief. -- Ronald Reagan I cannot begin to describe the pride with which people who struggled to get to America read the words of US presidents. Or the smile as they say the name of the president. But on 2/20 I’m going to let you hear it on Episode 3 of Iconoclast of Things. “To Whatever Nation they Might Belong.” Canon SL1 VSCO . . . . #canon #canonsl1 #canonphotography #portrait #portraitphotography #vsco #igkc #igkansascity #dellalamb #refugeeswelcome #refugees #podcast #iconoclastofthings #teamcanon #americanflag #kcmo #podcasts