A lesbian couple living in New Bern, N.C., had just finished their meal at the Stingray Cafe in downtown New Bern when they say the restaurant’s owner handed them a letter condemning them.

TV station WCTI 12 reported the story yesterday, which restaurant owner Ed McGovern confirmed he provided the hand-written letter to married couple Ariel and Shawnee McPhail.

The letter:

God said in the last days that man and wom[a]n would be lover of self, more [than] the lover of God.

That man and woman would have unnatural [affection] for one another. Then, the coming of the Son of Man, who is Jesus. So please, look at your life. See how it hurt[s] everyone around you. And ask the Lord to open your eye[s] before it [is] to[o] late.

The Love of Christ

P.S. my daughter also was gay. It destroy[ed] her life and my grandson.

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Matt Comer previously served as editor from October 2007 through August 2015 and as a staff writer afterward in 2016.

One reply on “New Bern lesbian couple handed letter of condemnation by restaurant owner”

  1. WTH….
    Who does this Guy think he is….. And which rock did he crawl out from under??!! He has no business doing or saying anything like that! It SHOWS just how STUPID & NARROW-MINDED some people can be!! Is anyone going to BOYCOTY this restaurant??!!
    I’M SO GLAD I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA….. WHERE THINGS LIKE THIS, ABSOLUTELY, DO NOT HAPPEN!!!!
    D Floyd-Bloxsom
    San Luis Obispo, CA

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