I agree it is a sin the bible is very clear about that. A lot of churches are condoning what the bible teaches as sin. Mainly because of namby pamby spineless pantywaist preachers that teach social justice and political correctness instead of the bible. Way to go Joel Osteen and Rick Warren, sorry about that,that was the bad rocky coming out lol. But you are going to open up a can of worms with this one.
And a lot of churches conveniently turn away from that which is also clearly defined as sin. When do churches exploit to the same degree marriage after divorce, cheating, abuse, alcoholism, egotism, arrogance, self-righteousness and a laundry list of other behaviors that are sinful in the eyes of God?
The Bible states that nothing unclean can appear before the Lord. The Bible also states that when we love, we fulfill God's law to the fullest and that WHOEVER believes in Christ does not perish.
When we live in love, we fulfill God's law to the fullest. I choose to follow Christ's example and love people. I have no reason to stand in opposition to others' pursuit of happiness, because free will is a fundamental that God gave to His children. We are all given the ability to live and to choose.
As opposed to arrogantly standing in opposition to others, I choose to embrace others in love. If I feel convicted to refrain from specific behavior, as I believe it to be sinful, per my holy book - I will do so.
However, it's wrongful for me to exploit the sin of others as I'm doing no more than casting stones, the very thing that my own God has told me not to do. It's not my place to choose the paths for others. It's my place to reflect love and light. I can't do that if I'm taking an offensive stance against the very nature of others - painting them as outcasts and substandard citizens.
For those Christians that feel justified in bringing down the GBLTQ community - if they genuinely feel justified in their actions - fine. But, I don't understand where THEY are coming from. The Jesus Christ that I worship, embraced, loved and fellowshipped. And I don't for a moment believe that his blood wasn't shed for everyone.
I am a Christian who has no problem voting in favor of equality for fellow Americans. To stand in opposition of the freedom of others, in my opinion, is SINFUL, as it's a contradiction to the type of freedom that God has given to all of us. We've been given choice and the ability to commune with Him and discuss our choices. Christians create barriers for others that in my opinion, do not exist.
