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Please know that many hearts have been softened toward this population as we meet them and hear their sto- ries. They are not all what the media would lead us to believe. The Rev. Barbara Hayden Binghamton, N.Y.
Making connections Thanks for Elizabeth Hunter’s “Is ‘Allah’ exclusively for Muslims?” (April, page 36) about the language issue and the politics surrounding the naming of God. Besides the infor- mation itself, I appreciate articles like this as a peacemaking bridge con- necting us to our brothers and sisters around the world. Richard Bruxvoort Colligan Strawberry Point, Iowa
Clear and eloquent I rejoice in and am consistently nur- tured by Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton’s (page 50) clear under- standing and eloquent expression of the theology of the cross. Blessed Martin Luther—Heidelberg Dispu- tation—must be warmed in hearing this sine qua non of our faith from the leader of our church. The Rev. Norbert Hattendorf Lafayette, Colo.
Wow The April issue had three 100+ birth- day submissions (page 43) from Christ Lutheran Church, Whiting, N.J. What’s in the water there? Paul Beck Souderton, Pa.
Good news indeed I recently began attending an ELCA congregation after relocating. I sub-
TIM FRAKES ‘Laughter is good medicine’
Palestinian clown doctor Izzat Natsheh with Red Noses Clown Doctors International performs for a child in the Lutheran World Federation’s Augusta Victoria Hospital pediatric unit in Jerusalem. Natsheh, working under the clown alias “Dr. Simpson Abu Kaki,” said, “We make children laugh.” Another clown doctor, Daoud Taouth, added, “Here in Palestine we have much to laugh about. … Occupation, checkpoints. … All we do is laugh.”
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scribed to The Lutheran to learn more about the ELCA. My faith in the Christian message has been wan- ing thanks to the bombastic, judg- mental and just ugly rhetoric I see in the news from Christian leaders on what seems like a daily basis. I am so pleased to see the gospel mes-
sage, “the good news,” proclaimed so boldly and clearly in “Who gets saved?” (March, page 3). It is thanks to this article that I feel my faith renewed and have decided to join the ELCA. Bravo, and thank you. Michael Chandler Colorado Springs, Colo.
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