THE EDITOR, Sir:FOR several years it has been my pleasure to listen regularly to Look At Life, heard on RJR, every Sunday morning, right after the seven o'clock news.
In my opinion, it is the most professionally crafted programme of its genre, and in recent weeks I had even been noticing some polished im-provements. What in particular caught my attention was the innovation of a special prayer for the nation.
I was even more impressed when instead of one male voice praying, all the voices on the programme shared in the prayer. Then I noticed that since that time both the prayer and Mr. Hall 'disappeared' from the programme.
I called Mr. Hall to find out what had happened and to my utter surprise he informed me that he had been barred from further participation in the programme. He says that his dismissal was because he had allowed a woman's voice to be 'mingled with men' in prayer, on the programme.
If the barring of Billy Hall from Look At Life has anything to do with that single consideration that he allowed a woman to share in a prayer then I, as a woman, am deeply offended that women should be so treated.
While I recognise the claim of every religious group to interpret the Bible as they may see fit, I am truly mystified as to that decision of the Board of Look At Life concerning women.
I am still trying to understand what text or what theological thinking could lead a group of men to come to the conclusion that a woman should be barred from sharing in a prayer on a Christian religious radio programme.
I am, etc.,
ALMA MOCK YEN
34 Harbour Drive
Kingston 17
