Less human?

Editor: I read with interest your most recent column, “The
Gospel of Newspapers.” I agreed with so much of what you had to
say. I was taken aback, however by one line: “Holding a spiritual
belief and practicing a faith is what makes us most human.” Are
those of us who consider ourselves good citizens and good people
but do not hold a spiritual belief or practice a faith less than
human? It kind of took the punch out of your column for me although
the last paragraph was persuasive in its emphasis of fairness,
respect and compassion for all.
Carolyn Moore
Healdsburg