Letter: 'God 2.0' can be found in Bible

I agree that there is a disconnection with so-called religions and the need for something more ["Isn't it about time for God 2.0?" Opinion, Sept. 24]. We search for answers in the world and come up empty. Twitter, Facebook and all the other Internet sites that continue to upgrade to 2.0 -- or Apple's new iPhone 6 -- don't have the answers, and neither does a Google search.

Columnist Lane Filler's description of "cafeteria Catholics" and semi-observant Jews is correct. They lean on what they hear from their religions. They yearn for morality and spirituality, but don't know where to pull it from.

To better understand just what God wants from you spiritually, it's time to read your living holy book. It's a living holy Bible if you allow yourself to understand it and judge the whole text, not just excerpts.

No need for an upgrade to 2.0. His answers are alive and relevant to today. You just have to reboot, then look for answers.

Rich Kunz, Kings Park

School speeding tickets vexing

In the last two weeks, my family has accumulated five speed-camera tickets ["School-zone cameras," News, Sept. 29]. This is outrageous! They are $80 each.

Is there anywhere we can go without cameras spying on us? We are really in trouble now in Nassau County. We have the some of the highest taxes in the nation, but there is never enough money for our politicians. Something is truly wrong here!

Nancy Diaz, Malverne

The battle rages on over speed cameras in school zones. It seems the consensus of Long Islanders is that to reduce speed for a few blocks will upset the balance of nature and cause untold damage to the psyches of motorists.

Legislators would have us believe that they are concerned about the safety of our children. Motorists believe that it is a just a different approach to raise money for the county government.

Whichever you believe, the fact is that it's now the law. So you can rage against the machine, or you can slow down and lose the few seconds that it takes to drive slowly through the school zone -- and at the same time stick it to the Nassau County legislators who believe that they can bleed money from the public to make up for their failure to control spending.

Chris Monzert, Lynbrook

I just finished the letter about the Nassau County speed cameras, in which the writer said Newsday's editorial is wrong ["Speed cams in focus," Sept. 28].

He believes there should be signs noting the location of cameras, otherwise this situation amounts to "speed traps." May I point out that slowing down in a school zone is the law? The reduced speed is posted, and it's the driver's responsibility to obey the law regardless of cameras.

If all drivers obeyed the speed limits, then the cameras wouldn't be an issue.

Jeannine Muthig, Shirley

Widen circle for rebate checks

I find it amazing that New York State officials are so naive about the needs and wants of the people who elect them ["State warns of a tax rebate scam," News, Oct. 1]. It's deplorable that tax rebate checks that are now being mailed to selected taxpayers who claimed at least one child younger than 17 in 2012.

I pay the same amount of money in school property taxes as the people who are getting rebate checks, yet according to state officials' assessment, I will not receive anything.

My children obtained high school diplomas but are unable to leave home because of the high taxes and cost of living on Long Island and New York State. Two of my children are in college, which I pay for with no rebates. Another is working at minimum wage.

I work hard, pay my taxes, pay my bills and try to survive to stay here where I grew up. I find the rebate program highly discriminatory, unfair and offensive!

Maryann Brown, East Islip

Stricter penalties for invalid license

Once again we read about a person who was arrested, police said, after he was found to be driving with an invalid license ["Driver's license suspended or revoked 49 times," News, Sept. 26].

Why does it take so long to jail a person like this? Should there not be a penalty for an excessive number of traffic violations -- a lot fewer than the 20 times he was stopped -- other than license suspension or revocation?

Obviously this person is a hazard to public safety. Why does it take so many violations for him to be finally arrested? And why, as I can predict with confidence, will this person be free to drive again soon, license or no?

Bruce Gaugler, Port Jefferson Station