Letters to the Editor
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"Christian Ire"?
Dear Ms. Lloyd,
Last week's New York Times carried the civil-union announcement for the Rev. Mark Lewis and the Rev. Dennis Winslow. As you might know, Mark is the "Lewis" of "Lewis vs. the State of New Jersey". As Episcopal priests, both he and Dennis are, rather obviously, Christians...and I seriously doubt that Mitt Romney's response has raised the ire of either.
Would you please begin using the terms "the Christian Right" or "Christian Fundamentalists" or even "Creeping Jesus Assholes" when you are referring to those specific groups?
Doing so wouldn't require any particularly strenuous or complex rhetorical maneuvers on your part.
I notice that you don't, as a general rule on Broadsheet, refer to "The Jews" every time some right-wing Israeli group decides to blow-up Lebanon, and you certainly don't broadly refer to "the Muslims" when you're writing about the activities and ambitions of right-wing/conservative Jihadists.
thank you in advance,
David Terry
www.davidterryart.com