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I would say a firm no to hating any human being. Hating someone is like drinking poison and hoping that the hated person dies. But hating the evil deeds is aligning ourselves with God in hating what He says He detests. He says He hates the shedding of innocent blood--that is why I hate abortion. But I do not hate the abortionist--I hope he or she comes under the conviction of the Holy Spirit and stops doing the evil deed. That is also my prayer.
I think the problem with this model is that many homosexuals have over-identified with their behavior; they believe they are their behavior. So, when you come along and reject their behavior, they believe you are rejecting them. Some homosexuals have a good reason for over-identification of their behavior (what some Christians call ‘flaunting’ their homosexuality) because they have had to hide it for much of their lives in order to feel safe
Interesting enough, many Christians, some of whom are overly critical of homosexual behavior, have themselves, over identified with their Christianity, the Bible, Catholic dogma, etc. Indeed, the very people accusing homosexuals of flaunting their gay-ness are constantly flaunting their Christianity by trying to mold their environment and everyone around them into their ideal of the Kingdom of God.
I tend to believe people will do anything to avoiding loving others - one of our favorite dodges is playing dress up - hiding our true self behind false identities just like our parents used fig leaves in the garden.
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