I think there's a good chance I may fall into that whole category that Christians like to say are, "hippie Christians."  But if that means that God's given me a heart to love people other Christians don't want to, not slander, not group judge, not use the Bible as a weapon to take people out with, I guess I am.  The whole Chic-fil-a discussion just hurts my heart.  I know a good portion of you will not agree with this posting and that's okay.  We're a family...we're bound to disagree.  I hate politics because I don't think God cares as much for it as He does for His creation.  I really think it's such a divisive weapon that Satan likes to wield around.  I always think that protests and signs and making a stink are just pushing people that need the Lord away.  I saw several postings about how attending the support Chic-fil-a day was a spiritual experience and how the Spirit of the Lord was there and I'm just not sure on that.  I don't really know that Christ would be in line for pinpointing one sin among many...all the while probably a good portion were committing other sins, especially gluttony. :)

I do believe homosexual relations are sinful.  But so are so many other things.  There's lists full of sins in the Bible.  God never once said that one was more sinful than the other.  Nor did He say we should turn away and bash people for those they are guilty of.  (Plus it's easy for many of us because we have so many secret sins that no one ever has to know about.)  I've heard people say that they believe sexual sins are of more importance to the Lord because they're mentioned more.  If that's the case, I'm among this lot.  I've screwed up before being married.  I've had lingering consequences.  I still mess up.  And I've done all this while knowing full well they were sinful.  But I'm forgiven.  Grace abounds.  It doesn't okay it, but it doesn't knock me out of the family of God.

I want you to imagine for a moment that you had homosexual feelings all your life.  Would you feel wanted, welcomed, valued, needed in the average church?  What if you replace that one sin you always struggle with, always fall into, with homosexual feelings...could you, would you, decide to grace the doors of a church?  I don't think I could.  I don't know how those that are believers and have these feelings are so strong to hold on to their faith.  I have multiple gay friends that are Christ followers and my heart just gets broken into a million pieces over how many on the church just harp upon how terrible it is. 

I have a lot of thoughts that probably go against the main thread of Christianity.  Maybe I'm a bleeding heart, and a liberal in this matter.  But I don't really know that Satan is the one that makes my heart bleed for people that need Jesus.  I pray daily that my life would be led by Jesus, that my heart would be guided by Jesus.  I'm an emotional person, very emotional.  I do study the Word of God though.  I pray I am led by the Spirit.  I may be wrong, but I just think that any action I perform to detract someone from believing in Christ is wrong.  Getting to know people, their lives, their hearts, earning their respect...it's all a door for open conversation where the other party will listen.  The Spirit softens hearts, but I do think that our actions can do the opposite and harden them. 

I know a big part of the Chic-fil-a thing was freedom of speech, a right to speak your mind without judgment.  Yet, when it comes down to it, I'd rather give up that right and win souls for the Lord than make a big stink that ultimately doesn't matter.

Just my two cents.  My heart breaks for people and how the church hurts those who don't know Him or who do but just feel ostracized.