>Kathy Griffin Isn't the Only One to Drag Jesus into It

by Roger Sutton
Sep 13, 2007 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
>And at least she was funny. Last month, we got a letter from a woman who decided she wanted to cancel her subscription to the Magazine because of Patty Campbell's report on the word fuck, Susan Patron's account of the little scrotum that could (and did) and our then upcoming special issue on gender, the one you, ahrmmm, should be holding in your hands. Fine. Let her go join those subscribers who left when I presumed to give some advice to the First Lady. (Incidentally, young Jenna's book has some good things going for it; see my review in our November issue.)

But then. But. Then. We sent this disgruntled former subscriber a refund for the balance of her subscription, and apparently we mistakenly mailed her two checks or something, and Margaret, our business manager, asked her to send one back. All she had to do was stick it in an envelope or, hell, say "Suck it, Horn Book," and cash it but NOOOOOO. "I received your message on Wednesday and am happy to return the check that was written in error. As a follower of Jesus Christ, I cannot take from Horn Book what is not due me. It would not be honoring to my savior, and so here is the check."

I think I'll use it to buy her a Mass.
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Anonymous

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Posted : Apr 22, 2008 07:27

Stella

>Me too! I'll take water into wine any day! Man, I really do love that guy.

Posted : Sep 18, 2007 04:13

Kathe

>The utter humorlessness of the "religious" folk is what always gets to me. I bet Jesus was a lot more fun to hang with.

Posted : Sep 17, 2007 11:21

Roger Sutton

>I am a left-handed Christian so please don't make me start with the self-hate! Cats, however . . . but yes, let's move on.

Posted : Sep 14, 2007 07:00

Anonymous

>Also, note that the sinistrals get plenty of grief already.

Posted : Sep 14, 2007 05:33

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