Aug 16, 2007 / 08:18 am
A Christian Church in Texas refused to hold the funeral for a homosexual man because the family wanted to display a multimedia memorial presentation that condoned his actively homosexual lifestyle, reported LifeSiteNews.com.
High Point Church is a large, non-denominational parish that believes that active homosexuality is a sin, Dallas News Morning reported.
When 46-year-old Navy veteran Cecil Sinclair died on Monday, High Point initially agreed to hold the funeral service for him because his brother is a member of the church. Sinclair was not affiliated with any church.
However, the church ministry was shocked that some of the photos for multimedia presentation explicitly portrayed Sinclair in a homosexual relationship. The church determined these pictures would be a public statement in support of the homosexual lifestyle and decided that it could not go ahead with the service.