No redeeming value
I cannot pass up the opportunity to respond to Richard Sanders’ vile, despicable rant about people he despises. The hatred and vitriol expressed in his letter is the kind of attitude responsible for the divisiveness in our society today. I am so tired of so-called “Christians” who think they have the moral high ground in their vaunted superiority. Do none of them remember that the first commandment of Jesus was to love thy neighbor? He meant everyone; he didn’t say there were categories of people who should be omitted.
The bile and intolerance of people like Sanders are a major factor in my abandonment of organized religion; I have found again and again that the most outspoken so-called “Christians” are the most intolerant. Most of the wars and terrorism destroying the planet today are in the name of religion.
What harm has a gay person ever done to this man? Homosexuality has existed in every culture back to the ancient Greeks and before; who is to say it is unnatural?
And who does he think he is, telling women what to do with their own bodies? He is a sad, angry man, and unfortunately representative of too many on the far right who criticize liberal values while supporting the biggest liar, adulterer, and con artist ever to sit in the Oval Office. Apparently the rules they apply to the opposition don’t apply to their idol.
Moreover, I am weary of these hypocrites’ citing the Bible to support their ugly attitudes. Guess what: The Bible was not written by God or by Jesus Christ, but by men, all of whom, like you, are biased and prejudiced in one way or another, and none of whom are infallible. Old Testament law is universally regarded as cruel, bloody, and mean-spirited; Jesus Christ said he came to bring a new order and light to the world with a message of love, not hatred. Richard Sanders has no idea what that means. Loathsome is indeed a good description of this angry man.
And I’m surprised that you printed his vile letter, which—although it may indeed represent the views of many in this benighted state—has no redeeming social value. NANCY BAXTER North Little Rock