Our Readers’ Voice
New Orleans coverage bias, incomplete and inaccurate
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I picked up Monday’s edition of Central Michigan Life.
As a new student at the university, I have heard many negatives about fair-and-balanced reporting in your newspaper. Many even go so far as to say that you have an anti-Republican and anti-President George W. Bush agenda.
I am still undecided on that, but I do have serious questions as to your reporting on certain stories, particularly Monday’s article entitled, “Too Little too late?”
Your reporter elected to quote Charles Novitski, an extremely controversial professor who authored a recent letter to the editor that bordered on libel.
Mr. Novitski’s recent comment should never have been published. What authority does he have to speak on the issue?
Why not interview a political science professor to have your readers better understand the complicated process in responding to natural disasters and why some wrongly feel the president failed to react properly?
Nobody mentioned that both the mayor of New Orleans and the governor of the state of Louisiana declined federalization of the response in the aftermath.
There were mistakes made by all branches of local, state and federal government, but it is important to point out that the response by the feds was hindered by unwilling Louisiana and New Orleans officials.
Dennis Lennox II
Midland freshman
Preacher’s views not a reflection on all Christians
I am writing to respond to the column in Friday’s paper by “Preacher” Rick Warzywak.
I would like to begin by stating my hope that no one considers this man the representative for the Christian faith on campus.
Viewing the recent natural disasters as the will of God is now obsolete; the focus now, from a Christian and any other religious perspective, is: How can we help these people?
To respond to another of his points, I do not believe the Bible is word-for-word historically accurate. You are not more or less of a person for looking at your holy book from your own perspective.
The Christianity preached by Jesus was based on love and acceptance; he cast no one out who differed from him.
I do not agree with him and I know not a Christian who does.
This is not Christianity, what he preaches. No man who refers to Wiccans as the “devil’s people,” Buddhists as “liars” and Jews as “thieves” can call himself a follower of Christ.
I really hope he grows up and learns to be more accepting of other people and that his style of preaching turns people off to Christianity instead of inviting them in.
Hillary Webb
DeWitt junior
