“I certainly don’t want to send a message to the gay community that we are anti-gay. We are not. We are pro-people. We believe that all people are created in the image of God and are to be treated with love and respect. That’s the foundation for our work around the world. We work with all people.”
RICH STEARNS, president of World Vision, responding to questions over his organization’s reinstatement of a ban on hiring married homosexuals 48 hours after lifting the prohibition. Nearly 5,000 individual supporters had cancelled their sponsorship of needy children in the preceding two days. (RNS)
