Dear Sir,
Maybe “Love in Action” should change its name to “Bigotry in Action.” Throughout the article in last week’s Reporter (“Feud over mission statement …”), the context was religious bigotry instead of what was good for the children. Given a chance, the Christian leaders would rather destroy the shelter than take it in a non-religious direction.
Years ago, when I lived in Mobile, Alabama, I fought for children’s rights in the local and state governments. The people I was fighting were members of Christian churches. So-called “Christian Family Values” support child abuse and neglect in all forms. No child should be forced to partake in any religious sacrament. Forcing the Protestant religion on Catholic children is a form of child abuse, or vice versa. If prayers worked, the children would not need Love in Action.
Hank Shiver