Dear Editor

You recently published Mr. Stein's Los Angeles column scorning and mocking my God and His Holy Bible. His ignorance concerning the book was readily admitted and very discernible. It was curious that any thinking editor would give such mocking and condescending ignorance space in their paper. The Los Angeles papers might readily publish such blasphemous rubbish but the FLT should not be digging that deep into the trash of our society to fill their editorial page. You took your paper to the opposite side of God's Psalm“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” Standing on this side of that promise let me state that there is only one sin that will send Mr. Stein to Hell, and that is the sin of rejecting God's only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. His mocking about how easy it is to sin against God is truthfully captured in Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” His condescending scorning of God's seriousness about sin is truthfully exposed in Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; ” and that same verse goes on to explain what Mr. Stein's blasphemous column has wholly rejected “ but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” The Bible states this truth succinctly in John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” Now I am not judging Mr. Stein. I am just reporting what God clearly stated about the rejection of His only Begotten Son for Mr. Stein and others who may have enjoyed his blasphemous tone. I am not judging the FLT either. I am just writing to rebuke you for using good column space on such vile condescending. You should take more care about what you put before a God fearing community.

Pastor Edward Rice

Good Samaritan Baptist Church

54 Main St. Box 99, Dresden, NY 14441

(315) 536-0878 GSBaptistChurch.com (Home (607) 292-6639)

(Please use my home phone if you must confirm that I did indeed write this letter for your publication. I did indeed.)