We’re just simply taking a stand against the homosexual movement as well as other kinds of sins,” said Cornwell. It’s an anathema that means something horrible. “Gay people are also people of faith, and we are hoping that this message maybe resonatesĬornwell says he’s an evangelist with a responsibility to stand up for the Word of God and he’s just defending the Bible. What we have an issue with is the stance that he took where it’s not about conviction, it’s about bullying his neighbor,” said LeBlanc. “Anyone of faith can have the opinions and beliefs that they feel like they hold dear. He’s a married gay man whose been with his husband for almost 8 years, and says he can’t imagine what it would feel like to drive through his own neighborhood and feel like he doesn’t belong.
James LeBlanc is another peaceful protester. We love the minister of the church that we’re gathered for here, but we do hope that he can find it in his heart to bring down the hateful sign that is breaking the hearts of his neighbors,” said Sarah Hair, one of the protesters, “We’re commanded to love our neighbors and that’s what we want to do.” More than two dozen people showed up to gather across the street from the church with signs that read, “Spread love not hate, ” “God is love,” and “Judge not lest ye be judged.” Some carried rainbow flags or wore rainbow-themed clothing. Slimer posted the sign on Facebook which sparked public outrage and also prompted supporters to organize Sunday’s protest outside Cornwell’s church in South Bossier. All thrown out the window because they realized that we are wives and not roommates. They’ve told us if we ever need anything to just come knock on their door. They have waved to us as they come and go and we have talked about the weather. “We’ve lived here a year, I’ve baked them cookies, invited them into our home and introduced them to our family. Slimer notes that the yard sign seems to have been prompted by Cornwell’s realization that she and her wife are not roommates. Slimer’s neighbor is Rex Cornwell, an evangelist of the Bossier Church of Christ. The protest was prompted by a Facebook post shared Friday by Lynda Slimer of Benton, who said she and her wife and two daughters came home that day to find a sign in her neighbor’s yard featuring the international ‘No’ symbol over the rainbow colors of the Gay Pride flag with “God forbids homosexuality, so should we” and Bible verses printed below. says she and her wife and daughters came home to this sign Friday in the yard of her neighbor, who is a pastor at Church of Christ Bossier.