If someone were to say to me that "you Christians are all homophobic and sexist." I would first respond by saying that not ALL Christians are sexist and homophobic. As Christians it states in the Bible many times that men and women are created equal. In the book of Genesis it says that we were created in the image of God. Although they have different roles, both are essential. So if you claim to be a Christian you should not be sexist because The Word of God is very clear on this issue. Secondly not ALL Christians are homophobic. Dictionary.com defines Homophobia as an “intense hatred or fear of homosexuals or homosexuality.” Very few people have a intense hatred or even fear of homo’s. As Christians we should hate the sin and not the sinner. But to often we associate the sin and the sinner together so we might end up hating the person. We should reach out to these people and try to show them the Lord. Although I do not think that it should be legal for gay’s to get married, I do believe that the church and in general more Christians should reach out to this community more and try to share Gods word to them in a kind and loving way. As of now the Church has failed to come up with an effective way to do this. It is because of this that people stereotype Christians for being homophobes.
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