When Should Churches Be Silent?

In regard to the writer of the “Cherry Picking Scripture” letter on the editorial page May 27, I would voice my disagreement. I appreciate the fact that the writer may, in a sense, not object to Christians holding beliefs based on God’s word, but the view that one is “cherry picking” when he picks one sin to object to, when that sin is spoken of less in the Bible than other sins. Would he think, therefore, that if pedophilia or incestuous relationships were being forced upon us, demanding our acceptance of such, as homosexuality presently is, that churches should keep silent? There are more passages of Scripture dealing specifically with homosexuality, such as Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Romans 1 :24-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, and 1 Timothy 1:9-10, than with the other two combined. There is no “cherry” on God’s cherry tree that is to be picked.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.