Comments on: Canyon Ridge Christian Church hosts National HIV Testing Day https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/06/20/crcchivtesting/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:54:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Michael Bussee https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/06/20/crcchivtesting/#comment-39907 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:54:24 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7142#comment-39907 Warren: I just received this response from Southern Nevada Health District

“Dear Mr. Bussee:

Thank you for bringing this matter to the attention of the Southern Nevada Health District. We were completely unaware of Canyon Ridge Christian Church’s partnership with Pastor Martin Ssempa or his stance on criminalizing homosexuality. The health district is absolutely opposed to the stated efforts of Pastor Ssempa and plans to evaluate and strongly consider any future partnership with Canyon Ridge based on this new information.

However, due to the timing of the testing event, and the outreach efforts that have already occurred related to this testing site, we do not feel we can cancel this venue for next week’s event. We do not condone the church’s continued partnership with Pastor Ssempa; however, we feel the immediate risk of canceling this venue just days before the scheduled event takes precedent at this time. If just one person shows up at a canceled event and decides to delay getting tested, that will be one person too many.

We share your concerns regarding this issue and remain committed to promoting testing in an environment that is comfortable for our clients. Thank you again for your input and for bringing this important issue to our attention.

Stephanie Bethel

Southern Nevada Health District

(702) 759-1393

bethel@snhdmail.org

This appears to be a form letter being sent in response to calls or emails.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/06/20/crcchivtesting/#comment-39906 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:30:16 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7142#comment-39906 Fine. Believe what you like.

Blessings

]]> By: Eddy https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/06/20/crcchivtesting/#comment-39905 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:57:56 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7142#comment-39905 Their ongoing (several years now) participation in the free AIDs testing day is primarily what leads me to believe that we don’t have the complete picture. That and the tremendous growth in their congregation…theirs obviously something going on there other than the caricatures of callousness and self-satisfaction.

Makes me want to believe that the spirit of Christ is in evidence there.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/06/20/crcchivtesting/#comment-39904 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:47:46 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7142#comment-39904 Their way, not their was

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid https://wthrockmorton.com/2010/06/20/crcchivtesting/#comment-39903 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:47:08 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=7142#comment-39903 Eddy,

I hope for all the good things that you hope for.

But I doubt all the quesswork that seeks to justify their public inaction.

And I denounce with vehemence the implications that they are to be commended for not being about expediency.

Finally, I am troubled by an instinct that seeks to create from whole cloth admirable qualities in the suppositions about imaginary conversations which we have no reason to assume are occurring, “feelings” notwithstanding.

It is NOT admirable to continue supporting Ssempa.

Yes, they have elected to handle it in their way. Their was is worthy of public condemnation, protest, and outrage.

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