Or should there be a separation of church and the Fourth Estate?
To his surprise, picking the Bible verse each day grew on him. “I’ve found a grounding in those verses — truth is a big deal in the Bible — as I make my way through op-ed after op-ed, trying to make judgments about what to share with readers,” he wroteHe finds it valuable to “see a statement of principle every single day” and be forced to reflect on his own values. As opinion writers, “sometimes it’s hard to know what the right thing to do is.
Perhaps, more than flying in the face of democracy, what the daily verse represents is that highest American ideal: freedom of choice. A newspaper’s right to choose what to publish, and the reader’s right to ignore it and turn the page. Or to read it and find something of value — if only food for thought.
How do you feel about the daily Bible verse? Is it time we let it go or expand to include more kinds of verse? Send us a letter toRegina Lankenau is assistant op-ed editor and a member of the Houston Chronicle editorial board. This piece originally appeared in Thursday’s SaysHou newsletter, a subscriber exclusive dedicated to your letters to the editor. To join the conversation, sign up at:
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