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Homosexuality = Sin

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Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire at Trinity Church, Columbus, Ohio, on June 16, 2006, during the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Image cropped and color adjusted by Angr. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Nothing less than “complete and total acceptance!” This often is the answer given when homosexual activists are asked what they are seeking from the public in general.  Such activists equate acceptance with civil liberties and equality. They believe that those individuals who do not accept the homosexual “lifestyle” are committing the unpardonable sin—the sin of intolerance (see Bloom, 1987, p. 25).  In fact, certain school systems today actively teach youngsters the idea that we must embrace every concept that society popularizes, else we will be unloving and intolerant.  Thus, many children are quietly convinced from a very young age that if they do not give everyone “complete and total acceptance,” then they are bigoted and mean spirited.Using ...