I am really wish you could post comments on polls here on Christ Union, because I just stumbled upon a poll that is quite disheartening; and I would like to have a chance to offer a different angle on the hatred fueled by “faith” it suggests is correct.

The poll is titled “should gays be aloud?” this in itself is an incomplete question witch leaves what “gays” shouldn’t be allowed to do up for interpretation. I tried to put myself in the poll creators mind and come up with what they shouldn’t be allowed to do; participate in ministry?, eat pistachio ice cream?, go to Disneyland?, breath?

Obvious haste in creating a poll aside, the part the bothers me is the black and whiteness of the poll answers. You can ether not care, or condemn. How would Jesus deal with this question? In his mind would this issue be so black and white?

I am seems more and more these days, that people are more concerned about casting demons, and passing judgment than reflecting Christ’s ministry here on earth. How is hatred of homosexuals any different than the Salem witch trials, the KKK, or Nazi Germany?

Granted homosexuality is a sin, but bible tells us Jesus loves them anyway. No matter what you had done Jesus would still take the time to have lunch with you. Jesus didn’t come to hang with the righteous. To quote Riley Armstrong “He came for the lost and lonely. He came for the broken hearted.” Jesus came to befriend the sinner.

This said, I propose a new poll.

How should we handle homosexuals in our faith community?
(A) Cast stones.
(B) Ignore them.
(C) Have lunch with them.
(D) Become there friend.