have everlasting life.

How does this affect you? The Bible says,

All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

Homosexuality is one of the many sins by which men perish.

Be sure of this, that no person practicing sexual vice or impurity in thought or in life has any inheri tance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless arguments. For through these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience. It is sin that ruins you and you will receive sins' reward if you continue in it. For the wages which sin pays is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sin brings death and the loss of the soul. God wants you to have life in Christ. If we admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and continuously cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Anyone may come. If you are desperate . . . if you are willing to turn your back on your sin of homosexuality . . . if you will receive Christ as your Saviour today you will be set free. Others who have spent years in homosexuality are free today. They are no longer "Gay", but free from the slavery of lust. The sacrifice of Jesus upon the cross freed them. The blood shed on that cross cleanses them. You are not gay, you are miserable. You are not gay, you are polluted and filthy. You are not gay, you are lost without hope in a Godless world. You will not be gay in Hell, but tormented far worse than in this life. Would you be free? or would you be "Gay"?

By Roger Dean

'Amplified Bible Authorized King James

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MSW MEETS WITH CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION The Mattachine Society of Washington, an independent Mattachine affiliate in Washington, DC., has been militant in its efforts to change the U.S. Civil Service Commission's policy against the hiring of homophiles, Their battle began in August, 1962 when the Society wrote to Mr. John W. Macy, Jr. Chairman of the Commission, presenting grievances against the policy of categorically excluding homophiles from employment in the United States Civil Service and requesting a hearing to discuss the matter. Mr. Macy replied that a meeting "would serve no useful purpose" and reiterated the Commission's policy. Correspondence continued in this vein until early in 1965 when Mr. Macy replied that the Commission had reconsidered their policy and decided that it should remain unaltered. The Society pointed out that homophiles, as U.S. Citizens, had not been allowed to state their position and again requested a hearing with the Commission but received no reply. On September 8, 1965, after picketing the U. S. Civil Service Commission Headquarters, the Society was finally allowed a meeting with the Commissioners. In the course of this meeting the Society was requested to present a formal written statement of its position to the Commission. A statement was prepared and presented, together with some additional background material, on December 13, 1965 and in February of this year the Commission made the reply printed here to the Society in Washington.

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UNITED STATES CIVIL, SERVICE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20415

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February 25, 1966

The Mattachine Society of Washington

P. 0. Box 1032 Washington, D.C. 20013 Gentlemen:

Pursuant to your request of August 15, 1965. Commission representatives met with representatives of the Society on September 8, 1965, to enable the Society to present its views regarding the Government policy on the suitability for Federal employment, of persons who are shown to have engaged in homosexual acts.

The Society was extended 30 days to submit a written memorandum in support of the positions set forth at these discussions to ensure that full consideration could be given to its contentions and supporting data by the Commissioners. On December 13, 1965, the Society filed five documents, which, along with the substance of the September discussions, have been considered by the Commissioners. The core of the Society's position and its recommendations is that private, consensual, out-of-working hours homosexual conduct on the part of adults, cease to be a bar to Federal employment. In the alternative it is asked that the Commission activate continuing discussions with representatives of the Society to take a "prógressive, idealistic, humane, forward-looking, courageous role" to elicit the holding of objective hearings leading to the adoption of the Society's recommendation. 27