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GOVERNOR APPEAL

December 2, 2002

Governor Mark Schweiker
Office of the Governor
Main Capitol, Room 225
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Dear Governor Schweiker:

We at “Thus Saith the Lord…” Ministries will be greatly disappointed if you sign the legislation on your desk which has the ability to silence preachers on the homosexual issue. We are aware of unloving and even gay bashing that goes on in and outside of the Christian church, of which we condemn. But in standing up for a “Thus Saith the Lord”, the Bible teaches that God loves everyone including the homosexual, the thief, the murderer, the sinner, etc., and the Bible is also quite clear on what God thinks of the practice:

Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.

Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.

Further, the Bible teaches that such desires and practices is a result of turning from God:

Romans 1:25-28 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.

Further, those that continue in this forbidden practice have a grim future.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

We do not want to see such happen to people we love. And we love all people because God loves all of us. So please do not allow the slightest restriction in this work.

In addition, if the legislation hints in the slightest of grounds for a lawsuit against a preacher, we fear it will be greatly taken advantage of, to the point of abuse.

Also, may we remind you that the act of restricting or censoring part or all of the Bible is warned against:

Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Jerry O’Donnell, President