It's one of those "hush-hush" topics in religious communities.
[well, in much of society, really. remember "don't ask don't tell"?]
But when it does get brought up, it's one of those subjects that is almost always discussed scornfully.
This past week, the women's soccer coach at one of the schools where I work was forced to resign when she told her team that she and her female partner were going to have a kid together.
Get this: Not only is this woman preparing to be a first-time mom, she's now unexpectedly jobless.
And that's when it really struck me: Why does it even matter whether homosexuality is "right" or "wrong"?
Are we not called to love?
Are we not called to accept?
Are we not called to respect all people?
Are we not called to not pass judgment?
Yet overall, Christians are the people who shun this particular community more than any other group does.
"But if we are the body, why aren't His arms reaching? Why aren't His hands healing? Why aren't His words teaching?" --Casting Crowns
Can we not live a life where we love all people, regardless of circumstance, past choices, or personal convictions?
Why do we feel we have a right to judge?
"Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone." --John 8:7
It seems to me that the issue isn't as much with homosexuality itself as it is the way Christians choose to treat their fellow man.
