Misrepresenting Christians

Letter to the editor: Vote for Kathy Wilson

To the Editors:
At the polls on November 4, please cast your vote for Kathy Wilson for Brunswick Town Councilor At Large.
Kathy is a local small business owner on Pleasant Street who was born in a maternity clinic right on Longfellow Avenue. She is a progressive who has observed many changes in Brunswick over the years and welcomes change to come, as long as it is thoughtfully managed. She is an outspoken advocate for education, appreciating that we must invest in the youth in our community. At the same time, she is for wise spending of Brunswick’s limited resources so that high taxes do not discourage young families from settling here, drive seniors from their homes or force businesses to locate elsewhere.
Kathy loves Brunswick and has served it well as a member of the Downtown Master Plan Implementation Committee and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee. Kathy will be dedicated and hard-working member of Town Council. She’s a big-picture person, willing to listen to all views, who will work for the common good of all Brunswick, not just the interests of a few.
For more about Kathy, visit her website: www.KathyforCouncil.weebly.com.
Alison HarrisBrunswick, ME

Letter to the editor: Vote yes on Question 1

To the Editors:
Cruelty towards both wildlife and people has no place in Maine. Chasing shy and gentle black bears through their forest home with GPS-collared hounds and then shooting these panicked bears out of a tree is not fair chase hunting; it is persecution. Any decent human being who witnessed a pack of dogs attacking a wounded bear who had been shot out of a tree would realize why Mainers are being asked to put a stop to this cruelty in our forests.
Bears are intelligent and sensitive beings. To kill them in this way should not be acceptable human behavior. Snaring black bears at a site baited with junk food and then shooting the trapped bear at point blank range is an execution and not true hunting. Baiting itself is nothing more than cheating. There is no challenge in shooting a bear while it is feeding on human junk food—that’s why many other proud hunting states have banned baiting.
Maine people have a unique opportunity to stop cruelty and injustice in our forests, while still allowing for fair chase hunting. For decency and fairness in the Maine woods, please vote yes on Question 1.
Sincerely,Robert GoldmanSouth Portland, Maine

Letter to the editor

October 23, 2014

To the Editors:

In the article published on October 17 about the Christian Fellowship at Bowdoin, it was stated that the Fellowship’s leaders “felt they could not sign [the Volunteer Agreement] due to religious convictions, specifically the Christian gospel’s interpretation of homosexuality.” This view is not universal among Christians. Many Christians unequivocally support uniform civil rights for all and marriage equality, and feel it is completely within keeping with Christian beliefs and values. A more accurate statement would have been “the Fellowship’s interpretation of the Christian gospel regarding homosexuality.” Those who identify as Christians have a wide spectrum of belief; please use nuance in future coverage of issues involving Christians and their beliefs.

Amanda Harris
Baltimore, Maryland

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