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Governor Sanford plans Inaugural Prayer Service in Pro-sodomite Episcopal Church's Building
In spite of repeated requests for a change in venue, South
Carolina Republican Governor
Mark Sanford is reportedly still moving ahead with plans to hold his
Inaugural Prayer Service
in the cathedral building of pro-sodomite Trinity Episcopal "Church" on
January 10, 2007.
This is Sanford's second 4-year term of office.
Letter to SC Governor Mark
Sanford, Re: Jan. 10, 2007 Inaugural Prayer Service - Dec. 20, 2006 Letter to SC Governor Mark Sanford, Re: Jan. 10, 2007 Inaugural Prayer
Service - Dec. 15, 2006 (both letters are available on-line
at www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net,
click on "News")
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral's lead cleric, Dr. Phil Linder,
has openly and publicly
expressed his apostate, pro-sodomite beliefs in an Op-ed printed in
Columbia's daily newspaper: "… we believe in the full inclusion of gays, lesbians and women within
the life of the
Episcopal Church." (The State, 7/6/06). According to the
Executive Director of Governor Sanford's
Inaugural Committee, Dr. Linder is scheduled to give a "Welcome" message to
the assembled
attendees at the Inaugural Prayer Service on January 10 at Trinity Episcopal
Cathedral. It is
shameful to so honor such a cleric whom Jesus Christ would call a wolf in
"sheep's clothing"
(Matthew 7:15).
Op-ed article by Dr. Phil Linder,
Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral,
"Debate over the soul of the Episcopal Church," The State
(Columbia, SC), July 6, 2006
(www.thestate.com/mld/state/news/opinion/14974617.htm)
Trinity Episcopal "Church" has an unrepentant, openly homosexual
man (Doak Wolfe) on the
"Trinity Staff" (www.trinitysc.org)
as their "Assistant Organist & Choirmaster." While Doak
Wolfe will reportedly not be personally involved with the presentation of
the music or singing at
the Governor's Inaugural Prayer Service, it is apparent that Mr. Wolfe's
homosexual behavior is
known and accepted by Dr. Phil Linder and the leadership at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral. In an
article in the pro-sodomite Columbia weekly newspaper, the Free Times,
homosexual Doak Wolfe
and his partner in sodomy, Gordon Smith (a professor at the University of
SC), were reported to
"wear wedding rings; they exchanged vows in a private ceremony…" Free Times,
Oct. 11-17, 2006.
Article from the Free Times, "Real People, Real Pain -
Proposed Amendment Major Setback to Gay Equality,"
by Dan Cook, October 11-17, 2006 issue (http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:yBXoO3t8rVwJ:www.free-
times.com/archive/coverstory_06/cover_101106/101106_real_people.pdf+marriage+amendment&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3)
All this with a backdrop
that Mark Sanford is Governor of a state which codifies sodomy
as a state felony under the SC Code of Laws (SECTION 16-15-120,
www.scstatehouse.net),
condemning acts of sodomy as an "abominable crime," and
requiring those convicted to register
with the Sex offender registry (SECTION 23-3-430). Furthermore, the people
of South Carolina,
voting in a referendum Nov. 8th, just approved an amendment to the SC
State Constitution
defending Biblical marriage (Genesis 2:18-25) by a vote of over 77%
in favor of passage.
Sodomy is a Crime. It is a Crime: 1)
Against the Laws of God (e.g., Leviticus 18:22;
Romans 1:26,27; and 1 Corinthians 6:9,10), and 2) Against the Laws of
Nature, and
3) Against the Laws of South Carolina.
Governor Sanford is the "Chief Magistrate of the State" of South
Carolina. He has a duty to
uphold the moral and statutory law of our state. George Washington said
that "Religion and morality
are indispensable supports" of "political prosperity." By scheduling his
Inaugural Prayer Service
inside the building of a publicly, openly, professedly sodomite "church,"
Governor Sanford is in effect
subverting the true Religion (Biblical Christianity) and Morality of the
State of South Carolina.
Most importantly, it is a Reproach to the Name of Jesus Christ, Who is
Governor of All Nations
(Psalm 22:28). Office of the SC Governor: Ph. (803) 734-2100 / Fax
(803) 734-0546 / 9413. Office of the SC 2007 Inaugural Committee: Ph. (803) 779-2972.