To the editor:
Re: "Church's beliefs worse than loss of theatre space," May 31.
As a member of a reformed and enquiring Christian community I was surprised to read that Mr. Garr was particularly concerned about the growth of Westside Church. Two and a half lines of his last paragraph could well have been a description of a denomination that has been around for many hundreds of years : Roman Catholicism.
"Women are not allowed to hold any ordained position in the church. Men run the show. Homosexuality is condemned as are divorce, a women's right to choose and pre-marital sex."
The Roman Catholic Church is certainly not alone in these teachings. Many Lower Mainland fundamentalist churches share the same teachings.
Check the websites for Will-ingdon Church, Broadway Tabernacle, Coastal Church and you will see Westside Church is nothing new. The Dalai Lama, too, has said that homosexuality is not the preferred way to live. Christian conservatives are not alone in their condemnation of LGBT citizens.
All too often the media confuse the word "evangelical" when in fact it is fundamentalism they are scared of.
I am too. Terry Love, Vancouver
