I refer to malaysiakini's report Coming out with courage and integrity .

First I'd like to state for the benefit of non-Christians that Christianity does not condone homosexuality and same-sex sexual acts are condemned in the Bible.

But in recent times practising homosexuals encouraged by a militant gay and lesbian lobby have tried to hoodwink the community into accepting their deviant practices by labelling those who disagree with their ideas as homophobes and turning to religion to authenticate their Biblically

unacceptable sexual lifestyles.

It is understandable if society is proactively picking on homosexuals and discriminating against them which makes homophobia wrong but the truth is it is the homosexuals who are picking on our society's traditional and sound values and proactively trying to make us accept their deviant ways.

It is not homosexuals who are under attack but our sane society which is under attack from deviant practices. Some Western countries have already lost the plot. Malaysia is one of the few places today which still has a sane policy toward homosexuality. It is banned, and rightly so.

Rev Pat Bumgardner is typically misrepresenting the Bible's teaching by talking about God's love without clarifying that while God loves sinners he hates sins, and there are too many references in the Bible to homosexuality as a sinful act to pretend that God's love condones it.

"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders" from 1 Corinthians 6:9 is one of many verses in the Bible that warns against homosexuality.

Resorting to emotional blackmail is not the answer either. Homosexuals need to come to terms with their sexual choices but to suggest that acts against nature and God are acceptable is preposterous. It is like asking us to accept acts of paedophilia or bestiality because some people are inclined toward those deviant behaviours.

Just because more people are doing something and boasting about it does not make it right. Pre-marital and extramarital sex are rampant today in many societies but does that make them morally right?

Which religion condones such acts? Such acts are only acceptable to the irreligious and those who make their own rules in life. Rev Pat is misrepresenting true Christianity and needs help herself in understanding some basic teachings of the Bible. There are too many false teachers and

wolves in sheep's clothing today.

Christianity does not condone sinful behaviour and for anyone to claim to be a Christian but have sex with people of the same sex is hypocritical. A Christian is one who has repented of sinful ways and seeks to live a righteous and holy life for God.

It is a dilemma that homosexuals face when they develop a sincere faith in God but have a homosexual tendency. It is the same dilemma others with anti-social tendencies face when confronted with the truth of God. It is God, not man, who makes the rules about what is righteous or unrighteous conduct.

Because groups of people share similar ideas and create their own circles of acceptance of homosexual behaviour does not make it right. They have perverted the teachings of Christ and mustn't be left unopposed. They make a mockery of Christianity. They are what the Apostle Paul describes as false apostles and are really heretics.

Jesus loves sinners even an adulteress. But he expects sinners to turn away from sin when they turn to him. While not condemning the adulteress which the Jews wanted to stone to death, he did command her to "sin no more". Those who want to come to God must be willing to leave sinful behaviour behind them. Homosexuality is a sin.

My point is homosexuals should not try to impose their false ideas and ways on others. Christianity should not be used to authenticate their behaviour for the Bible clearly is against homosexuality.

What homosexuals do in their bedrooms is their business. So what is so praiseworthy about coming out into the open about something that is fundamentally sinful in the eyes of God and society at large?

There are homosexuals who have turned to God and obtained deliverance. They no longer practise same sex sexual acts. In some situations, homosexuals do face tough challenges but a genuine desire to do what is right will see homosexuals succeed in forsaking a misguided and deviant lifestyle. God helps those who really want help.

True integrity is not distorting our sexuality but being honest in facing the problem. God did not create a third sex. The danger from open acceptance of homosexuality is that many young people will be preyed upon by homosexual predators who will confuse them about their sexuality.

There is a desperation in the gay and lesbian community and resorting to religion while practising same sex relations is not the solution. They have to choose between Christianity or a homosexual lifestyle and not mix the two which are irreconcilable except as a heresy.

I speak not against homosexuals as people but against the spread of same sex sexual relations which I convey the Bible condemns. Because we condemn cheating, rape and other wrongdoings which people commit does not mean we hate humans.

Homosexuals are not special and don't need special treatment. They should keep their sexual preferences to themselves because other people don't impose their sexual preferences on them. Sexual preference should be a private matter and not something to boast about or publicise.