Rather Prince George is happy

Sir, – I was exceptionally disturbed by the recent remarks by the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, encouraging people to pray that Prince George will turn out to be gay, in the modern translation of the word, and marry someone of the same sex.

I think it is disgraceful to use a four-year-old child as propaganda for same sex marriage. His remarks are misguided and badly thought out at best. And he should resign.

Over the years the church as a whole has behaved unfairly in demonising those who are sexually broken, rejected them and not shown them the compassion or love of Christ, and many have been hurt.

However has the pendulum swung so far in the opposite direction that everything and anything has become acceptable to appease people, or to bow the knee to political correctness instead of to a holy and righteous God who does not struggle with political correctness?

As Christians we are to pray that God’s will be done, not ours, and I do not believe it is God’s will that anyone be a practicing homosexual.

Before I am accused of homophobia and all manner of other things, I wish to say that in my experience I lived as a gay man for 10 years before becoming a Christian, and by God’s grace I have lived celibate for 17 years.

That is my personal choice and I fully accept and respect that everyone has the right to make choices in life about their sexuality.

I found the gay lifestyle to be full of rejection and loneliness and I would not wish to pray that on anyone. Instead I will pray that Prince George turns out to be gay in the original meaning of the word, which means joyful and happy. Gordon Kennedy.

117 Simpson Square, Perth.