Bishop Of Honolulu: Gay Marriage Will Force Normal People To Be Re-Educated
"Would people who firmly believe that God made us male and female, and that God has revealed that homosexual ACTS are sinful be allowed to hold such beliefs? Or would they have to be 're-educated' to think as 'normal' people think? Would churches that refuse to celebrate same-sex marriage because of deeply held religious convictions be deprived of the freedom to live those convictions? Would Christians, Muslims, and others who believe that homosexual ACTS are contrary to God’s law (the law that governs those whom God himself has created in such wonder) be persecuted for holding on to those beliefs that have been so sacred to us for centuries? Will the religious freedom we treasure be only a paper freedom, while we will be told what we may or may not believe?" - Bishop Larry Silva, of the Diocese Of Honolulu, in an open letter to Hawaii's Catholics which also compares same-sex marriage to incest and pedophilia and asks followers to "pray a rosary every day" until the threat of gay marriage has ended. (Tipped by JMG reader Str8 Grandmother)
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