Travis A vs. Teena G -- The News Press and the Clergy
Dear Mr. Armstrong,
This letter is in response to your editorial of March 29, 2007
It was quite ironic that the same morning that your editorial blasted the local clergy for not doing more for the gang problem, the Santa Barbara Daily Sound ran a front page photo and article about the service we did for the community on March 28th in response to the gang situation. The purpose of the service was to express our grief, to reflect as a community, and to make a personal commitment to serve our youth in a concrete, specific way.
Approximately 100 people made that commitment. Various media covered the event. The News-Press was not there. In fact, you have not covered faith community events since the News-Press fired Melissa Evans, your former religion writer. How can you say what we are, or are not, doing since you have never contacted me or anyone else in the Greater Santa Barbara Clergy Association, nor have you ever attended any of our meetings or events. If you would have attended the service the other night you could have learned about some of the helpful things that faith communities and other organizations are doing to help at-risk youth.
I invite you to contact me if you ever decide to mention The Greater Santa Barbara Clergy Association in your editorial again so you can know what is actually happening in the faith community. You are welcome to come to our meetings or you can read or hear about our activities in the other media sources in the community.
Reverend Teena Grant President, Greater Santa Barbara Clergy Association
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