Where morality is based on relativity

THE EDITOR: Homosexuals do it overtly while lesbians carry on their lifestyles undercover.

Gays believe that they have a place in society and are fighting for their rights in every aspect. In the area of religion, one priest has already stated that the New Testament is better than the Old with regard to the treatment of homosexuals. After all, God loves sinners but not what they do. Romans 1: 18-28 make this very clear. In a permissive society like the United States of America it is easy for an openly gay person to be elected as a cleric and that has brought a ripple of condemnation throughout the worldwide Anglican communion.

This is the unfortunate reason why certain countries view America, the defender of Israel, as the Great Satan and justify acts like the twin bombing of its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the destruction of the World Trade Organisation Twin Towers in New York. Morality in that part of the western hemisphere is based on relativity and not absolutes, and it is ironical that a nation that was built by the Pilgrim Fathers on the basis of religious freedom is using its intellectuality to suppress not only religion but also righteousness. While the Republican Party has considerable support from the full gospel churches, this is not the case with the Democrats who have a history of being anticleric. It was stated by one radio presenter that although America has the Statue of Liberty, it needs to build a Statue of Responsibility!

JEFFREY M JOSEPH
Fyzabad