Everett, Wash.
Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009

HOMOSEXUALITY

Let's keep religion out of secular law

 The letter writer in Tuesday's Herald spoke of homosexuality as sin. ("Recognizing sin is not a 'phobia'"). I tire of this selective identification of sin based on a particular interpretation of scripture. First of all, religion should be between the individual and their God and not incorporated into secular law.

However, if one persists in condemning homosexuality as a sin based on the Bible, how about including the prohibition against usury (lending money for interest) as mentioned in Leviticus? That would be "interest"-ing!

Gregory J. Patton
Marysville
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