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Gay veteran's relatives upset church canceled memorial
Pastor says the decision wasn't based on hatred, but on principle
By ANGELA K. BROWN
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A megachurch canceled a memorial service for a Navy veteran 24 hours before it was to start because the deceased was gay.
Officials at the nondenominational High Point Church knew that Cecil Howard Sinclair was gay when they offered to host his service, said his sister, Kathleen Wright. But after his obituary listed his life partner as one of his survivors, she said, it was called off.
"It's a slap in the face. It's like, 'Oh, we're sorry he died, but he's gay so we can't help you,'" she said Friday.
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