<p> Columbia Christians for Life P.O. Box 50358, Columbia, S.C. 29250 * (803) 765-0916 * www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net “… I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18</p><p>September 17, 2008 TO: Columbia Mayor and City Council Robert Coble , Mayor - P.O. Box 147, Columbia, SC 29217; 545-3075; Term 2010; e-mail at [email protected] E.W. Cromartie III - 1607 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204; 254-7243; Term 2012; email at [email protected] Sam Davis - 950 Rosedale Arch, Columbia, SC 29203; 754-0525; Term 2010; email at [email protected] Tameika Isaac Devine - 722 King Street, Columbia, SC 29205; 254-8868; Term 2010; e-mail at [email protected] Daniel J. Rickenmann - PO Box 50734, Columbia, SC.29250; 799-9477; Term 2012; e-mail at [email protected] Kirkman Finlay III - 1601 Shop Road, Suite A, Columbia, SC, 29201; 748-1090; Term 2010; email at [email protected] Dr. Belinda Gergel – 545-4055; Term 2012; email at [email protected] FR: Steve Lefemine, director, Columbia Christians for Life SUBJECT: Call for Mayor Bob Coble and Columbia City Council to Repent, and to Renounce their Endorsement and Funding of Sodomite SC Pride 2008 Events; as per the Letter from Mayor Bob Coble and All Six Columbia City Council members, in the "South Carolina Pride ! – 2008 Guide,” p. 6; http://www.scpride.org/dnn/Portals/0/Pride08/scprideguide_2008.pdf and, the $10,000 Hospitality Tax grant to SC Pride, much of which is to pay for a Drag Queen “entertainer”</p><p>1. Mr. Robert Coble as Mayor, and All Six Columbia City Council members have “On behalf of the City of Columbia” stated “we are delighted to welcome you [sodomites] to a week long celebration in honor of South Carolina Pride.” Let me first assure you that you do NOT speak for multitudes of Bible-believing Christians who live, work, and pay taxes in Columbia, when you welcome those who engage in ACTS of SODOMY. This is not an issue of civil rights such as those rightly fought for and achieved by black people. The issue with Sodomites is their ACTIONS. The ACT of committing SODOMY is a sinful, immoral, unhealthy, and criminal action, just as are ACTS of FORNICATION and ADULTERY. We don’t create a protected class of immoral people who engage in fornication and adultery, so why are you celebrating and funding with $10,000 in Hospitality Tax dollars the immorality of people who commit sodomy ? 2. The Mayor and City Council’s letter speaks of Sodomite’s civil rights. There is no civil right to commit ACTS of Sodomy. Sodomy is a CRIME: Against the Laws of God, Against the Laws of Nature, and Against the Laws of South Carolina. Leviticus 18:22 says, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." The design of the human body by the Creator makes it clear that male-on-male anal intercourse is UNNATURAL, as Romans 1:26,27 also addresses. And finally, the SC Code of Laws, Section 16-15-120, entitled "Buggery" states, "Whoever shall commit the abominable crime of buggery, whether with mankind or with beast, shall, on conviction, be guilty of felony…" www.scstatehouse.net/code/t16c015.htm ACTS of SODOMY are SINFUL, UNNATURAL, AND CRIMINAL. 3. The practice of Sodomy by a people, and especially the endorsement and financial support by civil government officials, is a threat to that people's security, safety, morality, health, welfare and prosperity, because in the Judgment of God, Who Alone is the Supreme Judge, Sodomy is an abomination. The City of Columbia has an ongoing crime problem. There are too many places in Columbia where people are not secure, are not safe, and where immoral and illegal activity continues. Thank God for the Columbia Police Deptartment, they have an increasingly dangerous job amongst a community where even the Mayor and City Council publicly endorses and financially supports immoral behavior. The Bible says, "except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." Psalm 127:1. Ultimately it is God who provides the security for a city, and He provides it for a moral people who obey His commandments (Leviticus 26:6). But in Columbia we have a Mayor and City Council committing evil, who not only welcome sodomites to parade in our streets, but this year have even given them $10,000 of Hospitality Tax money, much of which will go to pay Drag Queen "entertainer" RuPaul. And we expect God to protect such a wicked city ? The endorsement of the Sodomites by the Columbia Mayor and City Council is a threat to our City’s Security because it invites the Judgment of God upon us as well as them, because the Mayor and City Council members are leaders in civil government; just as the sin of King David resulted in the death of 70,000 men from the “pestilence” which God sent upon Israel, as recorded in 2 Samuel 24. 4. In the Name of the Saviour, I call on the Mayor and All Six City Council members to Repent, and to Renounce their Endorsement and Funding of SC “Pride” 2008. cc: Mr. Charles Austin, Columbia City Manager, P.O. Box 147, Columbia , SC 29217 (City Hall Ph. 803-545-3000) Chief Tandy Carter, Columbia Police Department FAX TO: 255-8117 </p>