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Former Homosexual Says the Issue is Not Protecting Marriage; It's Homosexuality

Say efforts wasted "into what will only boil down to preserving the word 'marriage'"

HUNTINGTON, CT, March 8, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Stephen Bennett spent 11 years of his life, up to age 28, actively living the homosexual lifestyle. He later wrote that "I've lost many 'gay' friends who are dead today because they contracted AIDS from sodomy".

Today, Bennett is now happily married to his wife of 10 years and is the father of their two little children. He is also Executive Director of Stephen Bennett Ministries in Huntington, CT - which he describes as "a pro-family organization advocating for the traditional family, the protection of children and proclaiming the truth about homosexuality".

In his Jan. 23, 2004 newsletter Bennett warned that Pro-family groups were making a serious mistake in their efforts to protect the traditional definition of marriage. He wrote that "countless hours and millions of dollars are being invested - and wasted - into what will only boil down to preserving the word 'marriage'".

Bennett expanded that "Many feel, 'What's the sense of this effort if homosexuals will ultimately be granted the same legal rights as heterosexual married couples, minus the word "marriage"? "Actually", he says, "many wonder, 'What's wrong with homosexual couples in committed, same-sex relationships having the same legal rights as heterosexual married couples?'"

The Director of Stephen Bennett Ministries concluded, "The issue here is not about protecting marriage - it's about homosexuality." Because of this he emphasizes that "Many fine pro-family groups are missing the whole boat on this issue" and that "they will ultimately fail in their attempt to preserve marriage" unless they address homosexuality.

Bennett is concerned about the welfare of those who are involved in the lifestyle into which he was immersed for 11 years. He states, "Granting homosexuals the right to marry or adopt children is deliberately creating dysfunctional families. This only enables them to remain trapped in a falsehood - a deception and a counterfeit of the real. It's about time we put down the politics and the spin, and address the real issue at hand".

LifeSite interviewed Stephen Bennett on March 1st about his January newsletter article and some of the changes in his understanding of an effective marriage protection strategy since that time.

See the interview in today's LifeSite Special Report at:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/mar/040308a.html

See the Stephen Bennett website at
http://www.sbministries.org/news.html

See CBN News article
Former Homosexual Says 'No one is born gay'
http://www.cbn.com/CBNNews/News/030721a.asp

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