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Lecture opposed by gay community Jean M Bond fcr *x» Oregon t rrmjM Member* of F.ugone s gay. lesbian and bisexual community dts rupted the Freedom Fellowship lecture. “Can Homosexuals Change7" The lecture was presented by the Freedom Fellowship's Terry (.ray as part of Jesus Week, and was sponsored by ('.hi Alpha and Campus Crusade for Christ. I he Lesbian Avengers, the Lesbian. Cay and Bisexual Alliance (LC.HA), and the Lniversity s Wesley Foundation were among the groups opposing the view s presented at the event (.ray. who said he is a reformed homosexual, said homosexuality is a sin and homosexuals should change W e are onlv here for the homosexuals who want to t hange F.u h person must make their own choir e. but your eternity depends on you making the right choice,” he said Che ••sexu ilitv are different for women than for men. said Laura Rice from the Freedom Fellowship's women's group While men are acting out sexually, moving from relationship to relationship, she said, relationships between women are very emotional These emotions "ran be crippling." keeping women from leaving the ' homosexual lifestyle '* Rice ended her presentation after she bet ame discom erted bv audience comments Midway through the lecture, a woman in a leather jar ket and baseball cap stood up and loudly sang. "Jesus Loves Me before walking out of the lecture A young man claimed to have been cured of HIV after he convert ed to Christianity. I.CHA passed out literature opposing Kxodus International's views The group asked Freedom Fellowship for permission to set up an information table at the event, but its request was denied accord ing to LGBA director Susan Anderson Hjorn I’ettersen, a gav graduate student involved with I.CHA. said he was disappointed with the lecture. "This (debate over Christian ity and homosexuality) is a difficult issue, and they weren't address mg that at all," Fettersen said. the Wesley Foundation distributed a statement of reconciliation at the lecture I he statement said the Wesley Foundation, affiliated with the United Methodist Church, has "decided to take a stand and work to end this discrimination (of gav. lesbian and bisexual people I, which we believe does not reflect Cod's love, gnu ... or juste e Jennifer Cross, of the Wesley Foundation, said Cray misquoted the Bible and took quotes out of context Cross said she w as upset Cray presented Kxodus International’s view as the Christian view of homosexuality "This is not the only Christian wav." she said. (.ray said he was sure despite “all the hoopla." his message had changed people's lives Thursday night. T know God's word doesn't return void." he said "They know within themselves that the way they are living is not right." In nri article in Pressing On . a Freedom Fellowship newsletter distributed at the lecture. Gray likened homosexuality to being "a strange creature with two opposing minds in one body." Homosexuality is often the result of n poor childhood relationship with the same-sex parent. Cray said He characterized the prtx es-. of changing homosexuality as a long, sometimes lifetime, proc ess "Right away, we start them on a path to Ibecomingl totally male or female - not mixed," Gray said ' It's their identity they have to reori ent. leans, sweatshirts and combat hoots JareJ no representation of femininity." ■ POLICE BEAT The following incident* were reported to the University Office of Public: Safety and the Eugene police department April H-14 • A 22-ve.ir-old in.de student w as arrested for first-dogns- theft April H According to police reports, the suspect stole more than $300 in text Ixxiks from var ious locations and sold them hack for cash • A 20-year-old male student was c ited for drinking in public and possessing a fake driver's lic ense April H on the l MOO bloc k of Hilyard Street • A fraternity on the 1000 block of Hilyard Street reported a burglary- April *t According to police reports, a group photo graph valued at $1,100 was stolen. The photo was later found floating in the Millrac e • A 24-year-old male transient was cited for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana April 9 on the 1800 block of Uni versity Street. • A 20-year old woman was cited for unlawful possession of a coni rolled substance April 9 on the 1200 block of Ferry Street According to polite reports, police responded to a residence after receiving complaints of a lout! stertK) When the door to the residence was opened, the offi cer smelled burned marijuana and noticed a bong and pipe on a nearby table When the suspect consented to a search of the premises, police found a hag of psilocybin mushrooms. • A fraternity on the tflOO block of Alder Street was cited for noise disturbance April 11 • A 20 Vi-,ir old male student was cited for urinating in pub lic April It on the 500 blcx k of Fast 1 tth Avenue • A -to year-old female student was cited for shoplifting April tl on the 1900 block of Franklin Boulevard • A fraternity on 1-too him k of Fast 19th Avenue was cited for noise disturbance April 12. —Cornpih'd by Jot‘ Harwood *5 OFF, LAZ A R'S } AlitWAkK a * \\ hroamvgy » c>S7-<> 1 • ‘>57 Willamette ALL DAY TUESDAY s p A G H E T T I ALL YOU CAN EAT EVERY TUES! includes G&rtc 0/»u*.l 11:30 am-10 pm pizza ITALIAN KITCHEN 2673 Willamette • 464-0996 If all it took was a half a second to help save a tree would you do it? 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