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Image via Wikipedia WHAT EXACTLY IS  HOMOSEXUALITY ? Homosexuality is when relational, psychological, emotional, and spiritual issues lead a person to have a sexual and/or romantic attraction to people of the same gender.  Not all people who struggle with homosexuality would consider themselves gay (”gay” can be defined as an identification with a community of people that embraces intimate same-sex relationships).  There are many people who are attracted to members of the same gender who are refraining from acting on their feelings while they seek to change those feelings by addressing their root causes. WHAT ABOUT GOD? Some people, including those dealing with same sex attractions, are completely uninterested in God . Some are hungry for a relationship with Him. Some don’t want to change. Some do. And some don’t want to change their sexual orientation before they become a Christian but afterwards the Holy Spirit makes it an issue and they want to change.  You don’t know what is go

Image via Wikipedia For the most part, Christian ethics are pretty straightforward. Don’t steal. Don’t slander. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Expressing those things on a personal level is usually fairly clear and simple, but doing so at a national policy level is much more difficult.   Our diverse and complex nation tries to be Christian and not-Christian, progressive and conservative, freeing and protecting, responsible and permissive all at once.  The legal and ethical schizophrenia can be severe. In that environment, our desire for a God -honoring definition of marriage goes easily unheeded. So as we consider New York ’s recent approval of gay marriage, let us be clear about a few things. First, Scripture clearly tells me to love homosexuals .   Christ ’s call to love is not reserved to those with similar faith or ethics, not strategically shaped to avoid uncomfortable situations.  Love means when you have a homosexual coworker, you befriend the