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the Bible.” Willmott continued: ”The Bible
harshly condemns homosexuality as an
’abomination’ unto G0d...HOW, then, can
(Bush) publicly approve of this practice
which is degenerate, an aberration, and is
deeply offensive to God and most of man-
kind, even though practiced privately by
many. America may not ‘belong’ to the
Christians, but it is composed largely of
religious people, predominantly Chris-
tians who may tolerate, but abhor homo-
sexuality.”

Dear OIT M :

Mr. Willmott of South Dorset has the
right to his opinions about homosexuality,
but once again someone defends his preju-
dice on Christian beliefs.

I'm sure it was not the intent of God for
the Churches, Synagogues, and other min-
istries to teach hatred and prejudice against
gays and lesbians or any group of people.

We may not "love" each other in our
society, but must accept each other as

RITA MAE BROWN
BURLINGTON
SEPTEMBER 24

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human beings and forget about judging a
person by his or her sexual preference,
color, race, sex, religion, etc.

It is sad that some of our religious
leaders and politicans teach that homo-
sexuality is evil and that gays, lesbians, and
bisexuals should not be given equal treat-
ment in society. Their homophobic teach-
ings are passed on to generations of people.
Remember: a child is not born with hatred
and prejudice.

Mr. Willmott continues later in his
letter to denounce Barney Frank of Massa-
chusetts. I'm sure if Mr. Frank was not a
homosexual, Mr. Willmott would not feel
so strongly about having this "notorious
homosexual" impeached.

I suggest Mr. Willmott and people like
him get together to find aplace in this world
to live where homosexuality does not exist.
They may have a problem finding a place.

If every gay, lesbian, and bisexual in
America would or could "come out," the
likes of Mr. Willmott would be shocked by
the number of "us" in society, and would
find a group of people who are sincere,
loyal, hard-working, successful, family-
oriented, and probably the least prejudiced.

J .C.

P.S. We were pleased to read that the
Hate Crimes bill was passed in Vermont,
and hope that Mr. Howard Russell wins the
race for the State Senate.

Burlington, Vermont 05402.

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