Arrest Rev. Ahlburn?

"Censor Mr. Ahlburn"? ( letter, Aug. 31 ) I think the real question raised by Mark McKaig is whether the Rev. Thomas E. Ahlburn - whose columns I admire- should be preaching anti-belief under the banner of " Religion ".

It is not true that he is ignorant and believes in nothing, as McKaig asserts. But for Mr. Ahlburn to pass himself off as a clergyman is indeed a bit of effrontery. Should he be arrested for impersonating the TRUE clergy , the representatives of God on earth ?

I myself would appreciate the REVEREND Ahlburn all the more in the Lifebeat section. The religious instinct in ordinary people seeks out the man of FAITH.

In a world going mad -going to HELL - can you blame them for yearning for a positive faith ?

Faith in God is either a gift or a form of lunacy. We can at least respect it -even if we do NOT find ourselves in the pews of the devout.

In a way the Rev. Ahlburn has no more right to preach in the RELIGION section than a Creationist has to lecture in a high school science class.

I concluded a long time ago that his Unitarian Church is little more than a social club - the ideal place on Sunday for successful East Side chiropractors.


His church is as holy a place as the new Providence Mall. Perhaps if we built more cathedrals - as they did in Middle Age Europe -HE will come.