Separation of church and hate

I just watched MILK. It's the story of Harvey Milk, google him if you aren't familiar. He was a gay activist who ran for office in the 70's and was the first openly gay man to be elected to office in the United States. He was assassinated shortly after.

You don't have to agree with it. You don't have to believe it's right. The only thing you are required to do is to treat every person on this earth with love. That's not an option. If you're a person so quick to jump on the "it's a sin" bandwagon, then you need to be aware of your own sin if you're not obeying that command....to love. every. person.

Love thy neighbor as thyself.
For there is none righteous, no not one.
There is none good but one, that is, God.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

There are people dying every day--physically, emotionally and spiritually because they have no hope. They think God hates them. Know why? Because some Christian, somewhere has told them so. And why? Because they think those people are sinning? Do you think those same Christians that told gay people that God hates them also told other sinners (aka every person on earth, including themselves) that God hates them too? I doubt it. That kind of hate has typically been reserved for special groups--like gay people. I'm a Christian and am proud of it. I can't deny what the Bible says about sin...whatever sin we're talking about. The point that I am trying to make is that even if you believe something is a sin, it does not now or ever give you the right to treat someone less-than or to persecute them. You are as much of a sinner as that person is. And I know that I have too many people that I love who are gay, that I can't imagine a day of my life without knowing, and the day will never come that I will tell them that they are ugly people. I will never tell them that God hates them. They are beautiful and created in his image. He loves them just like he loves me.

I'm sure I will lose some readers and I'm sure I will receive some email over this. But that's okay with me, I'm not afraid of that. Frankly, if someone has a problem with who I am then they don't belong here anyways. Because like I said, you don't have to agree with it. You don't have to believe it's right. The only thing you are required to do is to treat every person on this earth with love. That's not an option.