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Volume 41, Issue 12

April 6, 2004

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April 6, 2004

Letters to the Editor

Columnist’s ‘Bible bashing’ bothers student
There are a number of things that troubled me with the editorial written by Rachel Hazlett, “Popcorn and Coke replace bread and wine at Last Supper,” that appeared in your March 9 issue.
First, I would like to make clear that I was not offended by the idea of replacing church with the medium of film, even if it is somewhat farfetched. What offended me was how the article went around to present it.
The level of ignorance displayed by Hazlett was startling. She stated that “The Passion of the Christ” “has proven to be better than the book” only to admit “I make this statement without having seen the movie.” I suspect that she made this statement without ever having picked up a Bible, as well.
What follows is an editorial geared to show “why we should replace church with movies,” however, instead of following the basic rules of writing an editorial, Hazlett’s “view” is fueled by useless sarcasm. Beginning with a ditzy comment on “faith” (“a word that I thought was now defined as -- n. [fayth] 1: a female first name 2: a city in South Dakota”), the article deteriorated, becoming painfully obvious that Hazlett had no idea what to write other than a distasteful Bible bashing.

Matt Burkett
Student

‘Shocked’ by sarcasm

Today a friend of mine showed me an article in the Mesa Legend. As I began to read the story by Rachel Hazlett, “Popcorn and Coke replace bread and wine at Last Supper,” I was shocked that stories of this nature were actually published.
It was evident to me that Hazlett was writing it blindly. The importance that you know the material you are writing about is crucial to the outcome of the final product.
Another issue I have with the paper is the extreme sarcasm within it. The seriousness of the topic she was writing about was belittled with her sarcasm. She simply tries to lighten the mood but in the end it causes the paper to be unprofessional.
With all of this said, the initial idea was not bad. Although I do not agree with it, I am still open to new ideas and to see where people are coming from.

Rachael Esman
Reader