Sorry to start such a flak. I was just trying to inject a little humor in regards to my story about the Erard. As to gay clientele, I think that we are lucky that so many "alternate lifestyle" proponents choose music (and specifically piano) as their vocation. Many of the most talented musicians I've met are either openly gay or very possibly gay. I don't care either way. I just like to listen to their music and am grateful for their patronage. As to natural law, who's to say., I don't like equating humans with animals in any sense. We're far more complicated. And what ever people do with their anatomy is their own business. Phil Romano Myrtle Beach, SC "The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision." - Lynn Lavner ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Formsma" <jformsma@dixie-net.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:31 AM Subject: "Gay clientele" was RE: Erard Grand Piano > > << This particular nightclub catered to gay clientele ( as Jerry Seinfeld > said "not that there's anything wrong with that!"). >> > > In our culture, homosexuality is considered by many an "alternate > lifestyle." However, until just a few years ago, it was rightly considered a > deviancy by psychiatrists. Though I come from a Christian background, > believing that God condemns sodomy, even a look at "natural law" reveals the > deviancy. 1) There are no "homosexual" animals. 2) Homosexual relations > produce nothing, while heterosexual relations produce something (as they > have been designed by God). 3) It revolts against the human anatomy. 4) > Every nation who approves of and is tolerant of homosexuality has been > destroyed. The list could go on, but I will not do that here. I would ask, > though, that you think logically about the mindset of homosexuality > (hedonism with absolutely no regard for a Creator and his design), its acts > (completely revolting, and dealing with "waste" areas of the body), and its > results (emotional as well as physical devastation, such as utter loneliness > and AIDS). > > I am not a "gay-basher," but we as a society desperately need morality, as > well as logic and reason in this day of moral relativism. There is a > standard of right and wrong, and we should not be afraid of saying it. > > Yes, I work for those who are homosexuals. Yes, they are people and > deserving of respect as fellow human beings. And, yes, they can be told what > they do is wrong and has eternal consequences. > > Sincerely, > > John M. Formsma > Blue Mountain, MS > PTG Associate, Memphis Chapter > > mailto:jformsma@dixie-net.com >
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