Is it hateful to say that murder is wrong? Or that rape is wrong? Is a person "intolerant" if they think that lying or stealing is a sin?
I ask this because I see a lot of people on here who seem to think that because many Christians feel that homosexuality is a sin, that we're "hateful" and "intolerant".
Ever heard the saying "love the sinner, hate the sin"? I don't think I'm alone in the feeling that even though it is a Christian's duty (and PRIVILEGE!) to love everyone, we don't have to accept that everything that the Bible says is a sin is just an "alternative lifestyle."
Don't get me wrong, I'm not equating homosexuality with killing somebody, or stealing, or lying, so PLEASE don't read that into this.
Anyway, my real question is, why is it that it's not "hateful" to condemn those things that I mentioned, but it's "bigoted" or "intolerant" to say that homosexuality is a sin?
I have homosexual friends, and I still love them! I just don't agree with their lifestyle.
2006-12-02
23:20:10
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The_Cricket: Thinking Pink!
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