I have known and loved a lot of gay people in my life.
I still do.
How do gay people ever get close to Jesus?
It seems to me that every imaginable barrier is thrust upon them each step of the way.
They are the lepers of modern times in Christianity.
People are born gay... go ahead and prove otherwise... because science will eventually prove that you can't.
I have only known one person who told me she "chose" to be gay. Of course, this person was a survivor of horrible sexual atrocities committed by the opposite sex.
That would make anyone think twice about wanting to interact with the gender of your predator.
But, I don't understand how ANYONE can come close to Jesus while persecuting God's children?
Would Jesus really want us to extend energy into ostracizing a whole portion of our society?
Aren't we supposed to spend our energies on love?
How is victimizing gay people an act of love?
It only drives a chasm between them and accessing Jesus through organized religion.
And banning gay people from adopting???
Hellooo....
As if all of the righteous ones who claim to be doing the work of Jesus are in line adopting the destitute children of the world?
I have a gay family member who is an adoptive parent.
The child (now my family too) is flourishing, happy and very well adjusted.
The child has received the best medical care that our nation can offer.
This child will always have food, clothing, shelter, a good education, a future full of hope... and L-O-V-E. A family full of love for that child.
And some of that family happens to be gay.
I have very little patience for those who claim to follow Jesus, yet expend energy in ostracizing homosexuals.
There are much, much better things to do with that energy.
As for me... I am such a sinner... I have plenty to work on in improving my own self, so there is a lifetime of work ahead in becoming a person of compassion.
And as for the gay community?
They have nothing to fear from me.
I love Jesus, and I love people who have crossed my path in life's journey... be they heterosexual or homosexual.
God made us all, and I know it is not in God's plan that I should be judge and jury.
