While it's always a treat to read anything by Ron Bosman, sometimes it's hard to penetrate to his central point. Take his Dec.24 letter for example. He talks about the horrors of abortion, Paul McCartney and dead seals, unborn babies, the baby Jesus, King Herod's nastiness and finally "God's Ultimate redemptive plan." I think that his central point is that killing is bad.

I assume that for him the issue is the taking of life, as in "Thou shalt not kill." But if abortion is an evil, then surely it is bad to end any life. I searched- in vain- for his opposition to war and to capital punishment, wherever these might occur.

I can only conclude, by their absence, that for Mr. Bosman some killings are fine and some are not. I guess that selectiveness too is part of God's redemptive plan?
Geoff. Rytell
Toronto