August 17, 2001

Psychology Programs at Religious Colleges

To the Editor:

Beth McMurtrie's reporting in "Religious Group Protests Proposed Change in Accreditation Rules for Psychology" (July 13) is strongly biased, and due to a lack of adequate journalistic research, it presents several inaccurate statements that are completely misleading.

For example, the article quotes Patrick Korten, a spokesman for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, as saying: "It may come down to forcing such schools to decide between eliminating their school