Reply #9: Sheriff Roscoe P. Mac Holcomb responds [View All]

[Ian David]

Guest Comments: Sheriff responds to critics

By Sheriff Mac Holcomb
Sand Mountain Reporter

Published January 22, 2005

Dear Editor,

My view has always been and will continue to be that homosexuality is against the moral code and behavior based upon the Old and New Testament. It is my personal belief that we are committed to living, as close as possible, by the moral principles taught by Jesus Christ and the whole counsel of God as revealed in the Bible. I am not tolerant of behaviors which destroy individuals, families and our culture. After all, traditional values are based upon biblical foundations and principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

My views on law enforcement and morality were widely known when I began my first campaign. In the fall of 1994, while running for sheriff for the first time, I placed a quarter-page red letter political ad in all three county newspapers. It said, “I believe in the Lord’s word that this despicable act is an abomination.”

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God is the only judge of this sin… not Mac Holcomb; however, my personal conviction and God’s word is obvious to me that homosexuality is an abomination and nothing less. Of course, we can twist biblical scripture into that which satisfies our personal agenda but then again, does that make our lifestyle or choices right with God?

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