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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 WATCHMEN My church seeks to save homosexuals I would like to respond to Tuesday's letter from a local pastor, "Such hatred is un-Christian": "Bigotry against God's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered children is just as evil, and the Bible's few negative references to same-gender sexual acts does not change that fact. The hatred espoused by Watchmen on the Walls and those in our local communities who ally themselves with them is un-Christian and should be roundly condemned by all who call Jesus Christ Lord and Savior." The pastor teaches the word of God, right? He is a Christian and I'm a Christian, but I'm just trying to figure out if he and I have the same Bible. My Bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:9 that homosexuality is un-Christian. In that case how can they be the Children of God? So, is he Christian or not? I am just curious, with all due respect. Personally, I do not support violence against homosexuals or anyone else. Whoever does it, does not follow the word of Christ, but I will speak out against it because I will not deflect from the truth. I am Russian and going to a Russian church which does not support homosexuals. Our pastor preaches that we need to try to save homosexuals, not beat them up. And I will attend Watchmen on Walls conference in Lynnwood, as I did last year. Aleksey Kochubey Marysville

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