Editor,
On Monday, I watched a comedy on a major television network in which the main character said she didn't want to go to church because Christians hate gay people.
I found that disturbing. Of course, there is the occasional fringe group, but the great majority of Christians don't hate gays. We do differ in our views about homosexuality, but that does not make us intolerant, hateful or phobic. It's simply a difference of opinion.
One thing many gay people don't understand is that the Bible states that if we don't tell people about God and warn people about sin, then God will hold us responsible. Yet if we do this, the world considers us mean and homophobic and intolerant. This is truly like being between a rock and a hard place. Mostly, Christians want people to know that God loves them and died for them and is watching over us like a father or a friend. God knows us better than any person, as God has seen every event of our lives and knows what we have been through.
It does say in the Bible, though, that a man should not sleep with another man and a woman should not sleep with another woman - that same-sex romantic unions were not what God had planned for us. This doesn't make God mean or Christians intolerant or hateful. It was just the design of the creator. Of course, we humans don't like others telling us what to do, so gay people like to say we are hateful.
At any rate, just know that we Christians do not hate you. We are mainly trying to live our lives and learn whatever lessons we have to learn ourselves. Many Christians who talk to gay people about what it states in the Bible do so because they care about you, and they take a lot of heat for it to boot.
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Jean Hampleman
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