Stand up for Lonnie Latham
DefCon reports on a "dog bites man" story. This stuff isn't surprising anymore.
An executive committee member of the Southern Baptist Convention, and an outspoken opponent of homosexuality, was arrested on Tuesday night after propositioning a male police officer.
Oh dear.
From the Associated Press:
Lonnie Latham, senior pastor at South Tulsa Baptist Church, was booked into Oklahoma County Jail Tuesday night on a misdemeanor charge of offering to engage in an act of lewdness, police Capt. Jeffrey Becker said. Latham was released on $500 bail Wednesday afternoon.
Latham, who has spoken out against homosexuality, asked the officer to join him in his hotel room for oral sex. Latham was arrested and his 2005 Mercedes automobile was impounded, Becker said.
My first thought wasn't that it was shocking that a Baptist anti-gay crusader wanted illicit sexual release, but to wonder that it is apparently illegal to simply ask for oral sex in Oklahoma. Is it coercive? Are Oklahomans all so flamingly gay (but repressed) that they can't just say no?
I say, Free Lonnie Latham! He's a martyr to the suppression of the rights of gay men in Oklahoma!


though i am not a member of South Tulsa Baptist Church (although I do know they are a wonderful congregation and they are built on GOD and not LONNIE) I have heard Dr.Latham speak. Yes, his recent actions did show signs of hipocracy but, his sermans were of God. What he said came directly from the bible. if one were to doubt what Lonnie had said, they would be doubting the Lord. And though his recent actions may be hippocritical you have to think to yourselves, who isn't a hippocrit? A pastor is a man. like any other man, he makes mistakes. he sins. In God's eyes offering oral sex to a gay man is just as bad as telling a lie. Don't put Lonnie on the same throne as Jesus. Jesus was the only perfect man to ever walk the face of the earth. everyone else on this EARTH is a hippocrit. your PARTNER, MOTHER, BEST FRIEND, YOU! every one! Lonnie is just a man! Yes, he made a mistake (who doesn't).. but just wait before you start criticizing the man and remember he is like any other sinner.
and for the most part i think most of these people commenting on here are rude, ignorant, and speaking with emotional blocks.