Letter to the Editor Published by Member

GF member Stacey Kroto got a letter to the editor published in today's Alligator. The full-text follows. Thanks for speaking out, Stacey.

Evangelicals deserve some criticism

Wednesday's editorial, "Suckers," provoked a lot of angry responses. But what people should care about is all this whining about the Alligator's "attack" on Christians.

I don't see any other religious group in this country attempting to proselytize the nation - all while lobbying Congress and state governments to restrict the rights of Americans based on their personal religious beliefs. That's why Christians are such a keen target for, well, any political pundit.

Besides, the letters written in response to Wednesday's editorial don't do much to improve the image of evangelical Christians. One, by Phillip Reynolds, said Democrats "use welfare and handouts to keep black voters on the plantation." What a racist remark! Is Reynolds suggesting the Republican Party is for white Christians only? It sure reads like that.

Zing. :-) I added the links to "Suckers" and Phillip's letter. See here for more background on Wednesday's column (second paragraph of post).