Subtle hatred is better

Mon., Oct. 22, 2018

Take that Westboro Baptist Church, that’ll teach you. We here like our discrimination and hate speech to be homegrown and polite. None of this yelling and picketing, unless it’s about abortion rights, of course.

We do it the right way: private jokes, articles by pastors about what “God” says is bad and congregating to sing hymns and bemoan the sins of those we don’t agree with. All done pleasantly and with “Love” in our hearts for the sinners, of course.

While we do need to applaud how far we’ve come and standing up to the bad guys we need to continue to look in the mirror and get better. Just because we’re quiet about it doesn’t make it any less painful and heartbreaking for those that are deemed wrong in their truth.

Melaine Williams

Cheney

Letters policy

The Spokesman-Review invites original letters on local topics of public interest. Your letter must adhere to the following rules:

No more than 250 words
We reserve the right to reject letters that are not factually correct, racist or are written with malice.
We cannot accept more than one letter a month from the same writer.
With each letter, include your daytime phone number and street address.
The Spokesman-Review retains the nonexclusive right to archive and re-publish any material submitted for publication.

Unfortunately, we don’t have space to publish all letters received, nor are we able to acknowledge their receipt. (Learn more.)

Submit letters using any of the following:

Our online form: Submit your letter here
Mail: Letters to the Editor
The Spokesman-Review
999 W. Riverside Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
Email: editor@spokesman.com
Fax: (509) 459-3815
Phone: (509) 459-5430