CHURCH CANCELS MEMORIAL FOR GAY VET [+] serious ballot by larrynelmira ACTIVE Sun Aug 12, 07 - Mon Aug 11, 08 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug. 10) - A megachurch canceled a memorial service for a Navy veteran 24 hours before it was to start because the deceased was gay "It's a slap in the face," Kathleen Wright said after a church in Texas canceled her brother's memorial service because he was gay. "It's like, 'Oh, we're sorry he died, but he's gay so we can't help you." Sinclair, who served in the first Gulf War, died Monday at age 46 from an infection after surgery to prepare him for a heart transplant. The church's pastor, the Rev. Gary Simons, said no one knew Sinclair, who was not a church member, was gay until the day before the Thursday service, when staff members putting together his video tribute saw pictures of men "engaging in clear affection, kissing and embracing." Simons said the church believes homosexuality is a sin, and it would have appeared to endorse that lifestyle if the service had been held there. "We did decline to host the service - not based on hatred, not based on discrimination, but based on principle," Simons told The Associated Press. "Had we known it on the day they first spoke about it - yes, we would have declined then. It's not that we didn't love the family." Simons said the decision had nothing to do with the obituary. He said the church offered to pay for another site for the service, made the video and provided food for more than 100 relatives and friends. "Even though we could not condone that lifestyle, we went above and beyond for the family through many acts of love and kindness," Simons said. A church can't be forced to hold the services, I think it's sad and cruel, it’s separation of church and state. What is your opinion and do you accept the reasons the Church gave for not holding the services? Church has that right and I accept their reasons Church has the right, but I don't believe their reasons to be true No they should have allowed the services to be held in their church don't know other Church has the right but they are morally wrong The mega-church "has the right" but, is acts IMMORALLY being political and "fear based". Ballot #116944 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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