Yesterday, 59-year-old Lonnie Latham was released from an Oklahoma jail. He had been arrested the previous day on charges of lewd conduct. Apparently, Latham propositioned a male undercover policeman outside an Oklahoma hotel.

So what’s wrong with this picture? Well it might have something to do with the fact that Lonnie Latham is a prominent pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma and an outspoken critic of homosexuality. Naturally, Rev. Latham claimed that he had been “set up” and that he was simply ministering to people outside the hotel. Perhaps the problem lies in Latham’s definition of the word “ministering.” That certainly isn’t why most Christians attend church. Naturally, the media was quick to highlight this fairly insignificant story, not such much to expose a hypocrite, as this occurs everyday, but because it denigrates Christians and to do so is a crowing achievement for our leftist media.

Latham’s arrest clearly demonstrates his hypocrisy and the inescapable reality that some of homosexuality’s fiercest critics are among its legions of practitioners. Latham’s arrest, however, also demonstrates the imbecility of modern government. Why are Oklahoma police wasting both time and resources to arrest people for this meaningless crime? If two consenting adults wish to engage in “lewd’ acts so be it, as long as their crime doesn’t infringe upon the rights and freedoms of others then there is no crime. Perhaps then hypocrites like Latham wouldn’t have to scurry about under cover of darkness to realize their homosexual fantasies, while condemning the practice in the light of day.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-05-pastor-arrested_x.htm