You see (and the danger of digital communication is we lose tone of voice — please hear this with the most gentle tone you can imagine from one you have labeled a hateful ignorant bigot — please hear this with all the humility I truly intend), I know people from the LGBT community — and love them. My own dear older brother (with whom I shared a bedroom for the first 18 years of my life) died from AIDS related illness in 1999. We spoke deeply about these things, and I inherited his library after his death — I read his collection on gay-related theology. I don’t speak from complete ignorance — though I am sure I am prone to error. But it may surprise you that I favor civil unions in order to allow people financial, health, etc., related freedoms they don’t presently have but should. I know Christians who struggle with same-sex issues . . . and I believe they are Christians and they need the grace of Christ no more than I do for my sin, be that bigotry or hatred as you say or admittedly for me (and on the same lists in the New Testament with homosexuality and sexual immorality) undying issues of greed, lust, envy, and so many more.

Forgive me if anything I wrote sounded hateful to you. My goal is simply to present historic Christian understanding that has been just ever so recently been jettisoned. And I hope, if you have read so far you may also hear me say I hope my response to you as been in the spirit of Paul’s words to the Ephesians: “I therefore, . . . urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all” (Eph. 4:1-4). Blessings to you Jennifer.

I will tell you what I firmly, believe. Jesus Christ did not come down onto this earth to create the Christian religion the way you practice it, with your outrageous and completely egotistical view that you know God’s will through your very selective reading of the Bible. Meanwhile you remain ignorant of biology, history, and the real meaning of love, including God’s love.

You are nothing more than an ignorant bigot who quotes the Bible to defend his ignorant bigotry. It’s hateful. I will not attempt to enlighten you with the truth. Your mind and heart are completely closed. And you know what? Your Facebook commenters are right. You are old, and your old ideas, like slavery (also supported with Bible quotes by people like you) will die with you.

I will pray for your soul.

Blessings, Dr. Dude!!!