Shane's favorite magazine is Down East. He was reading it in bed this morning and became upset by an article profiling Linda Bean, the granddaughter of the late L.L. Bean. The article is called "Linda Bean's Lobster Dream." It appeared to be about her efforts to help the lobster industry in Maine. Then it turns into a profile about how the bible is infallible and that basically God hates fags (perhaps a slight exaggeration). Below is Shane's letter to the editor in response. -------------------------------------
Dear Down East Editor in Chief:
I was very confused by your article on Linda Bean, which appeared in the July issue. At first I thought the article was going to showcase a Maine hero who is fighting for the poor and working class of Maine. Although not relevant to her fight on behalf of Maine's lobstermen, the article focused heavily on her fight against gay marriage, gay rights, and multiculturalism. In the end, she sounded like a bigot, not a hero. Readers can only wonder what she means by multiculturalism. The article even talks about her membership with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, "which teaches that the Bible is infallible." This is extremely ironic as Leviticus tells us that eating shellfish is an abomination. Lobsters are shellfish, correct?
I love Down East Magazine, but this kind of journalism is beneath it.
