Intolerance is unacceptable

Dear Sir:
‘A round of applause ta
David Hull for his well-
spoken perspective on gay
rights. And how dishear-
tening to read the thought-
less comments of the other
‘councillors who have
shown: themselves .to be
out of touch with their
constituency.
I-have lived as an out-
of-the-closet. lesbian in
Terrace for 20 years and I
want cily council to know
that the:town they repre-
Sent does not scorn or shun
.-gays and lesbians.
dT have never been re-
fused service at a local

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CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 12, 2000 - A7

Many, however, end up
on the street in the sex

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business, nor have I ever
been called names, been
berated or attacked in any
way. Terrace is a good

place to live if you are a

gay or lesbian adult.

Those who suffer into-
lerance in Terrace are the
youth in the struggle to de-
termine: their sexual ident-
ity. A study released. re-
cently ‘by the McCreary
Centre Society showed
that 50 per cent of young

Homosexuality

Dear Sir:

I applaud councillor Val
George for taking a sland
for the truth. If all of those
who. profess to follow
Christ. were to follow his
example, then this world
would be a far better and
happier place.

While I hate the very

‘idea of homosexuality, ]

do’ not hate anyone who
practises homosexuality. ]
‘have counted.a gay man

as a close friend of both

- me and my mother, and
-- when he. came to town for

a visit, I had no problem

- giving him a hug.

Some say that homo-
sexuality is a - lifestyle
choice, This is true, just as
drug. use, drunkenness,
promiscuity; pedophilia,

ete. are lifestyle choices,
and just as those choices
bring pain and sorrow to

all involved, so does
homosexuality,
As Leviticus 20:13

says, “If a man also lie
with mankind, as he lieth
with a woman, both’ of
them have committed an
abomination: they. ‘shall
surely be put to death;
their blood [shall be] upon
them,”

While few today would
suggest that people who
practice homosexuality
should be put to death, this
shows how serious God is
about this type of sin,

In fact, He is takes it so
seriously that He declared
this in Revelation 21:27:
“And there shall in no

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