[Salman]

Oh look. A mainstream newspaper totally uncritical about evil superstitious nonsense.

[Scythian]

Ya, they’ll gladly talk about the Devil, but God, well that’s a whole other thing ...

[chrisser]

Oh look. A mainstream newspaper totally uncritical about evil superstitious nonsense.

You seem to be confused about the role of a newspaper. 100 people showed up and listened to a talk given within the community. That alone should be news reqardless of the topic.

This story describes the event and quotes the speaker regarding the topic discussed.

What, exactly, do you think the reporter, in their "expert" opinion, should have added to the story that would have been relevant to your agenda without it turning into an editorial?