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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I think it's a valid question, actually. I hope we aren't raising children in the church who are taught to treat homosexual sinners differently than adulterous sinners. I hope we aren't raising children who would have a cup of coffee with a chronic liar, but would look with disdain upon a lesbian.
What you create is a culture where mistreatment of a certain type of sinner is acceptable and even viewed as humorous.
WWJD? Not that, I'm pretty sure.
EVERY sinner needs a positive encounter with Christ. e.g., they need positive encounters with Christians. Positive influence does not equal acceptance of sin, no matter how some would love to twist it that way.
Berk,
Do you ever hear snide remarks, disdainful or disgusted comments or name calling from Christians about homosexuals? I do. I've known Apostolic children to use the "f_g" word, which is completely off limits as an obscenity as our home. Where do they learn that it's acceptable to use that kind of terminology? Mostly from their parents.
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Personally, I've never been told to my face. But I am aware that while I was still attending church things were said behind my back on more than one occasion. My children, when they were preteens, were publicly taunted by their friends in the church. There was no way those children could have known unless their parents had told them.
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