I will try to keep this short

as possible, for I could go on forever. For starters, I dove into the

Bible to see just what, if anything, Jesus did say about homosexuality.

Mr. Thompson is correct in noting that he does not even address it.

Please understand that he also

does not address bestiality, pedophilia, or necrophilia. Based on the

argument that Mr. Thompson gives, these practices should be allowable

as well.

After taking what Christ didn't

say about homosexuality and turning it into something it isn't, Mr. Thompson

begins to quote the writings of Daniel Helminiak. Mr. Helminiak was a

Catholic priest with you guessed it an agenda!

I won't go into why he is wrong

due to the amount of time that might take, but remember, there have been

books written about why it is OK to do drugs and commit other sins, all

using the Bible as the reference. The fact is this: According to the Bible,

sex outside of marriage is sinful. Also note that Jesus himself refers

to marriage as being between male and female, and all other biblical references

made about marriage involve a man and woman, they do not involve a man

and man or woman and woman.

Therefore the sex involved

in homosexuality is sinful. And let's be honest with ourselves, a homosexual

lifestyle is based on one's choice of the type of sex they like to have.

For Mr. Thompson to compare

"homosexual rights" with women's rights and civil rights is

insulting at best. There is absolutely no proof of a "gay gene."

As a matter of fact, studies have shown that there is most likely not

a "gay gene." So there goes the argument of being born that

way.

As Christians, we should not

turn our backs on homosexuals. They are sinners just like everyone else.

However, this does not mean in any way that we should condone homosexuality.

On the contrary, we should condemn it just like all sin. Unfortunately

the truth hurts all too often, so we try to twist and shape it to our

liking, but in the end we are only cheating ourselves.

I did not say half of what

I wanted to, but I will finish by saying that a choice of lifestyle does

not deserve special rights or privileges or even the same rights and privileges

that are enjoyed by following God's teachings in the manner that they

were given to us.

Steve Shows

Fayette