Jesus' followers reflect teaching

To the editor:

Howard Dean wrote, "While it is true that the Bible (largely the Old Testament) condemns homosexuality in a few places, it equally condemns eating shellfish. Jesus never mentions homosexuality."

Everything Jesus taught was not written, but those he taught did comment on homosexuality. You cannot pick and choose what part of the Bible you want to believe. You either believe all of it, or not at all.

Romans 1:24-28 tells us, "Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up into vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those thing which are not convenient."

This is New Testament teaching. I am tired of hearing that Jesus did not preach against homosexuality. Those he taught with words from God did. Pastors, what Bible do you preach out of?

LOUISE HUGHES

Marble Hill, Mo.