The Chapel should not condone homosexuality

I would like to commend David Chen for writing a letter on same-sex unions and being bold in his faith.

In the past seven publications of the Chronicle, there have been seven letters written about how Chen's Cameron-Chapel analogy is flawed. Perhaps it wasn't the greatest analogy, but I believe the main message that Chen was trying to convey is his belief that homosexuality is typically not condoned by Christian churches around the world. Thus the Chapel, which was created by James B. Duke to be a church, should not facilitate actions that are considered sin according to the Bible (Leviticus 18:22,24-25; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10). I want it to be clear that I am not judging anyone, because I too am a sinner. I am simply trying to illustrate that the church should be a place for people to fight against their sin and not encourage it.

However, over time, the policies have transformed the Chapel from being a church to becoming merely a tall building in the middle of our campus. I am sad to admit that I see no reason the Chapel should not allow same-sex unions to occur inside its doors because of the many other services related to Christianity that have already occurred within the building.

The way I look at it, I hope people who seek to have same-sex unions do so inside the Chapel. Perhaps by looking at the stained glass windows, they will see the message of Christ, His love for all people, as well as His desire for us to be free from sin. As for me, and hopefully everyone else who shares my beliefs, we will treat all people with love and pray that they will come to see the truth.

Dennis Chen

Pratt '02

The author is not related to David Chen.