Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 21:53:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Rex Wockner Subject: NC1844: AFA's Press Release on NCOHD (Fundie press release) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 9, 1996 CONTACT: Don Wildmon or Tim Wildmon (601)844-5036 American Family Association Post Office Drawer 2440 Tupelo, Mississippi 38803 INDEPENDENCE DAY APPROACHES FOR HOMOSEXUALS TUPELO, MS - Homosexuals across America will get the chance to leave that lifestyle October 11 on National Coming Out of Homosexuality Day (NCOHD). The national event showcases organizations which will assist homosexuals as they reject their unnatural desires. "Homosexuality is just like any other sin. Sometimes people need help in recovery," said Tim Wildmon, American Family Association Vice President. "That's what the organizers of National Coming Out of Homosexuality Day hope to provide - a way out for those trapped in the homosexual and lesbian lie." NCOHD is purposefully timed to coincide with the pro-homosexual National Coming Out Day where people are encouraged to reveal their homosexual orientation. "The homosexual activists will be applying excruciating pressure on thousands of people, especially teens, to buy into their deception," added Wildmon. "We want to be there with the resources and the truth about homosexuality to help rescue some from that road and keep others from taking that path to begin with." Criticism of National Coming Out of Homosexuality Day has already surfaced prior to the event. Certain homosexual factions have accused the American Family Association and Kerusso Ministries, which founded NCOHD, of fostering feelings of hate towards the homosexual community. "Absolutely ludicrous. Speaking for AFA, we have never said we hate homosexuals," stressed Wildmon, "we have said we condemn homosexuality and that's a big, big difference." "Think about it, if we didn't truly love the homosexual, why would we take the time to provide avenues for them to escape that way of living. We would just simply allow them to stay in their sin and receive what the Lord has promised in Romans 1:26,27 and 1 Corinthians 6:9,10" ------------------------------------------------- "Bringing Truth to the Information Super Highway" Please tell a friend about the AFA ACTION ALERT Register on the World Wide Web: http://www/afa.net