Editor:

Not being gay or Lutheran, I thought I could probably comfortably sit back, relax, and blow off the gay bashers as just another misbegotten fringe group manifesting their fear of something they can't understand or accept. Something began to intrude into my ease and suddenly I realized what it was. Those pastors were prescribing for me what my Christian attitude must be. The gay basher simply misstated the facts about homosexuality and assumed everyone would just accept his claims as the truth.

Seems silly in this day and age that so many are so worried about so little. When I'm told that somehow gay relationships detract from the depth and meaning of my relationship with my bride, I must demand to know how. I don't understand how what gay relationships are called adds or detracts from anyone's marriage vows. Nor can I in good conscience subscribe to a belief that prayer and church attendance will "heal" a condition that occurs naturally. Additionally, I would like a comparison of the number of scriptures concerning fornication and adultery with the number concerning homosexuality. Am I wrong, or is all that fornicating and adultery being done by heterosexuals? Let's hunt those guys down and stone them. That'll restore the dignity and prestige to marriage.

REX CLOTHIER, Thermopolis