Church Defends Decision on Gay Vet’s Funeral
An update to our blog entry on Friday... Dallas Morning News printed a follow-up story on Sunday with further details of the story. A response was posted on our blog by Paul Wagner, the Navy Vet's partner. The same response was posted on several other sites featuring the story and gives a very different side of the story than what the church was claiming. As the details are coming to light, the fact remains that Cecil Sinclair's memorial service was first offered then retracted based on his sexual orientation. Reverand Gary Simons read a lengthy statement before his congregation on Sunday. "The issue is not whether we hold a memorial service in a lifestyle of sin. We've assisted many families in this regard. The issue is whether we would allow an openly homosexual memorial service in our church. We love the homosexual, but cannot condone the homosexual lifestyle. We could not allow homosexuality to be glorified in this house of worship." Granted, I respect religion, but being a Hebrew Linguist, I have had a chance to do some extensive research on the bible and what it DOESN'T say about homosexuality. Eh hemm... The bible has been interpreted to condone all sorts of things like slavery, and the role-or lack of-of women. But that is a whole 'nother can of worms... With respect to the church and thier beliefs, our deepest condolences to Cecil's partner and family and hope that his memory is honored for his service to his family, to his partner, and to his country. - Jason Knight -----08-13-07
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