en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/504639 Comments by chanabery http://www.bedeviant.com/2009/04/03/bedeviantcom-responds-to-iowa-gay-marriage-ruling/#IDComment19856869 Sorry if it sounded like I was scolding anyone participating in this blog. I didn't mean to direct the "pious Christian" comment to anyone here! I just meant it as a general comment that I have observed in the Christian community. I appreciate everyone's comments and opinions and think this has been a great blog to follow. I just hear so much judgement aimed at homosexuals by Christians when in my opinion, loving on homosexuals as Christians would be more Christ-like. We can accept and love them without accepting their lifestyle. I would like to encourage us as Christians to lean into homosexuals with love rather than with a judgemental finger pointed at them telling them that they had better change or go to hell. I don't know about you, but when I was deep in my sinful life prior to becoming a Christian, the last thing I would listen to was someone telling me how wrong I was. Jesus hung out with the worst sinners and loved them. When I turned my life over to Christ, I wanted to change my sinful ways and lost my desire for some of my old behaviors/attititudes, etc. Matthew 7:3 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:51:11 +0000 http://www.bedeviant.com/2009/04/03/bedeviantcom-responds-to-iowa-gay-marriage-ruling/#IDComment19856869