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New zealotry: Not Inquisition, but 'imposition'

April 6, 2007 12:36 am

Gary Cass, executive director of the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ, writes that those who opposed Gen. Peter Pace's remarks that homosexual acts are immoral are "neo-pagan atheistic radicals" ["Gen. Pace expressed the wisdom of the ages," March 30].

Not true. I'm Christian. I oppose the remarks. Even Gen. Pace later expressed regrets for imposing personal moral views on public policy.

The Center's mission is to "exercise godly dominion and influence over our neighborhoods, our schools, our government our media, our scientific endeavors over every aspect and institution of human society."

A prior director advocated criminal penalties for sex between two consenting adults. Mr. Cass categorized Sen. Frist's support for stem-cell research as "unfortunate disloyalty to the president."

Mr. Cass opposes environmental protections and calls social justice "antithetical to biblical teaching."

The Center is entitled to an opinion. Do you desire "big government" and "big religion" to exercise dominion over every aspect of your life, including your child's softball game and the movies you watch? Do you want to be judged disloyal to any political party or imprisoned for what occurs between two consenting adults in the privacy of their own home? Do you believe charity for the poor and not polluting nature are against your religion?

My vision is that neighbors help when needed, regardless of faith, income, politics, or who they are, and that where I worship, or whom and what I vote for, is personal. I'm against church imposing ideas upon a state that imprisons those who disagree.

As an American, I uphold liberty for all. Gen. Pace is free to hold a personal opinion, but not impose it; nor does the Center, or any like organization, have the power to enforce it. Not yet, anyway, if we remain ever vigilant for freedom.