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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Dear Editor: I would like to respond to Joann Beard's article from the Feb. 25 Courier. This is an important discussion. As I said in my earlier “letter to the editor” it is always important to read the Bible within its historical context and to turn to the original language in which it was written. Mrs. Beard refers both to verses in Paul's letter to the church in Rome and Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. First let me speak of the word translation. In Romans and in Corinthians Paul uses the word malakia which translates as “lover of bo...
I am writing in response to Virgil Vaupel's article “Gay Marriage and the Media,” which was posted in the January 14, 2015, Glasgow Courier. I am concerned about Mr. Vaupel's article because it is important for people among us who are gay or lesbian, or wonder if they are, to know that not everyone thinks they are deviant. Some would say they are created in the image of God just like everyone else. I have been a local church pastor for 35 years. I have been an active member of a church all of my life. I have read and studied my Bible in sev... Full story