Welcome to Both Sides a column exploring issues in life and ministry. In this column writers are invited to present their side of an important issue and then, after exchanging material, they are invited to respond to the other’s point of view. You can participate in this discussion too. If you’d like to send a letter to the editor in which you share your views on what has been written you can send an email to the editor, Rev. Bryan Hagerman. Some of the best letters will be posted at the end of each month.