Editorial diversity?

Editor: Referencing your recent editorial “The Gospel of
Newspapers,” I finally get it … Marvin Bowers’ column inches are
the Healdsburg Tribune’s ‘genuflect’ to our local newspaper’s
religious editorial diversity. You state that “The best newspapers
are ecumenical, helping people of many faiths to come together ….”
. All of your op-ed pieces from local community clergy have been
Christian. When did you offer such generous editorial space to
Muslims, Jews, Atheists, Buddhists, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses,
whoever? Do you believe that all the citizens of Healdsburg are
Christian?
You state: “ … a newspaper of general circulation should be a
channel of communication for ALL religions…” Face up to it, Rollie,
the Healdsburg Tribune is decidedly leaning towards a Protestant
Christian ‘slant’, so please do not try and tell us that you are a
newspaper that honors and acknowledges all religions until such
time as you give equal space on your op-ed page to
believers/writers of all faiths.
Jim Hamilton
Cochiti Lake, NM
(formerly of Geyserville)