Church cancels gay vet's memorial


	Church cancels gay vet's memorial

wiccantexan

8-11-2007 12:33 PM

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gay, church, miltary, veteran, memorial, christian

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8-11-2007 3:52 PM

kkcapricorn

self-righteous, 2 faced, hypocrites!!!

8-11-2007 9:42 PM

DizzyDezzi

One need only ask one simple question (which, apparently, failed to be asked this time out): What Would Jesus Do?

8-11-2007 10:54 PM

syncopath

based on principles "THEY" say:
not based on discrimination, simply, there are some that are humans & there are some that are .... also !!

8-14-2007 6:08 PM

Honoradele

Christian are supposed to "Love the sinner, but not the sin." All humans sin, if he was worthy of a memorial service before they knew of his life partner he was still worthy of it after they knew.

11-8-2007 5:42 AM

DouglasDirk

So much ignorance and intolerance of God's people and colorful creation! This infuriates me! Love is not a sin! See my clips for some insight. I am speaking as an openly gay man and know the pain these "religious" fanatics can bring upon some. There are churches out there that are accepting of LGBT people. My favorite is the United Church Of Christ. ucc.org

Gays are not sinners, we are people just like everyone else. God created left handed people, right handed people, people of all colors, etc. Scientific evidence points to homosexuality within all God's creation. Have a great day!

11-9-2007 3:05 PM

ljsdesign

“We did decline to host the service — not based on hatred, not based on discrimination, but based on principle,”

based on the principle of hateful discrimination. Jerks.

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