The Christian Response to Homosexuals and the Radical Homosexual Movement

There's an operating tension between levels of interaction. Individuals and small groups seem to operate one way, and yet something different happens in larger groups -- cities, states, nations. Macroeconomic perspective on unemployment, for example, says that 4% unemployment is wonderful -- celebrate! But in the microeconomic view, 4% unemployment means thousands of families are without work that want to work.

Something similar, I believe, is true for the issue of homosexuality.

At a "macro" level, the radical homosexual movement is undermining standards. They are defining deviancy down (and really, defining normal heterosexual marriage as deviant). They are coming after our kids, men. And the societal costs in the long run are enormous. See Ben Shapiro's recent column for more on this perspective. I believe the Christian response at the level of government must be to stand for God's standards.

At the "micro" level, where you and and interact with individuals who are homosexuals, we must also stand for God's standards. Our interaction must be telling the truth in love and with acts of love. This is the Jesus way, with compassion. On the whole we're doing pretty well with the "hate the sin" part and not very well with "love the sinner" part. See Ryan Zempel's column reviewing a new book, "Loving Homosexuals as Jesus Would" for more on this.

For both levels, we need to tell the truth in such a way that they will respond.