In my opinion, conservative Christians have a right to follow the Bible and to not condone homosexuality. But in the western world within the past 50 years and more, Christians have gone beyond that. The practise of homosexuality was seen as a crime and as a psychiatric illness. More recently, there was the quotation that linked pedophilia, bestiality, polygamy, and homosexuality together. Maybe some Christians still haven't processed their views? And from what I've heard, some gays and politicians have made awkward and/or aggressive attempts to make their issues known to conservatives; and I've seen these Christians become MORE resistant to homosexuals and their rights--because they didn't understand?
Myself, I'd like to apologize on behalf of all the aggressive and sometimes misguided gays and their supporters. Please forgive them. And let's not fight, let's talk....
The book of Romans, chapter 1, in the Bible speaks of people who carelessly drifted away from God and got into sin.... But the second chapter is all about how Christians shouldn't judge others, and shouldn't be angry and hostile towards them! We can set our boundaries; and I believe churches have the right to hire only members in good standing as pastors and teachers? (Will try to confirm this.)
My dictionary says a bigot is: "One blindly and obstinately devoted to a particular creed or party." I believe we should make an effort to understand what our beliefs are about...! Some prejudiced people aren't Christians, but do they want to be decent people? A bigot is not a nice word in our society. I believe we shouldn't put unreasonable pressures and demands on LGBTQ people.... [Currently, my church, and a few other parties with their concerns, is wanting to deny employment to gays in common labour positions because they say it interferes in their religion...they want to avoid the possibility of paying health benefits to families of married gays.]
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