NWA LETTERS

Hobson shows disgust for faith-based voices

A Jan. 31 column, “Praying Trump into Office” by Art Hobson, had a distinct familiarity. Research produced a similar editorial weeks earlier in the Dallas Morning News by Michael Horton entitled “Mainstreaming Heresy.” The shared similarity of content between the editorials is undeniable.

Mr. Horton’s fact-based approach has a more finessed enlightenment, while Mr. Hobson’s column continues his poorly disguised disgust for the role of faith-based voices in the public square. Our voices are not “protestant” enough, and if they were, he would simply deride all of us as responsible for “most of the world problems” since we elevate mere beliefs “above evidence-based reason.”

If Art confines us to his illiterate understanding of what it means to be a Christ follower, he adds to the spiraling decline of civic discourse and confirms he has enough self-piety that he continues to be his own god. Art always leaves out inconvenient truths. At least as an column writer, he is consistent in that regard. Yes, the evangelical Christian community made a difference in this election. One political campaign actively sought a coalition with a broad array of faith-based communities that were not limited to Art’s list of approved mainline brands.

Art judges outside his understanding. He chooses to limit his world view, since to him there is no creator God and redeemer, Jesus Christ. It is sad to witness.

ROBERT A. MONROE

Bentonville

Wine sales bill will be just the beginning

Bart Hester recently sponsored a bill called Senate Bill 284. This bill would allow big business such as Wal-Mart and Harps to sell the same wines liquor stores sell. Next they will come after the liquor business. This bill would be very bad for small business, potentially costing hundreds of jobs across the state.

Some of the senators who voted for this big business bill are Bart Hester, Jim Hendren, Bryan King and Uvalde Lindsey. Kudos go to Cecile Bledsoe and Jake Files for standing up to big business and voting against this bill.

Please contact your local House representatives and tell them to vote for small business and against SB284.

DAVID MENCL

Rogers

Thompson, Brummett should move to coast

Wow! It seems Doug Thompson thinks the KGB is about to occupy the White House and start serving vodka at all state dinners. Did Doug watch or read “Red Dawn,” “The Hunt for Red October,” “The Russians Are Coming,” “Reds” and “Dr. Zhivago” all in the same day? Did he have a nightmare about being taken over by Communists?

Holy cow! What conspiracy theory did he leave out in his rant last weekend about the Russians and the Trump White House? I think he touched on all of them.

“This is not just politics?” Didn’t he say that when Trump insulted that beloved Gold Star family? It may be time for a new line. We are sorry that Thompson no longer lives in a state that loves names like Clinton, Pryor, Beebe, Ross and Lincoln. Maybe Thompson should consider moving to one of the coastal cities and go to work for the Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, New York Times or Washington Post. They would love him in those places and we would be relieved of his constant whining about the fact that his cherished Democratic Party has imploded and is not relevant as a political force.

They will try again in 2018 and 2020, but for now Thompson may just need to accept the fact that the worm has turned. If he does go to Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, San Francisco or D.C., would he mind taking John Brummett with him? I’ll help you both pack.

DON LANDRUM

Fayetteville

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