The distinction between the sinner (who God loves) and the sin (that is unacceptable to God) is made quite clear in the New Testament. The Bible does not say that God hates homosexuals. The Bible states that homosexual behavior is sin, along with sex before marriage, failure to respect your parents, and witchcraft, among other things. God hates sin because it separates him from his creation, which he loves.
It should be pointed out that CHRISTian means a follower of Christ, not an adherent to the old Jewish law.
I'm agnostic, but I grew up Evangelical Christian and I went through two years of bible college classes while in high school.
I'm pretty familiar with the Bible and its teachings, and I can categorically say that anyone who claims that God hates any particular category of sinner is not following the teachings of Christ, and therefore is not a Christian.
That said, bastardized christianity HAS been the rationalization for a horrifying litany of evil.
I would argue that this is more because of its ready availability as an excuse that everyone would accept than its inherent aptitude.
Any system of belief can and will be perverted by those seeking personal power.
Actually, according to the bible, Jesus said "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." And since the Armageddon/Revelation has yet to occur, meaning the fulfillment he referred to has yet to be completed, then the old laws do still apply.
I have a quad-core Mac Pro connected to my 36" HDTV with HDMI-DVI. This way I can utilize everything on my computer on the big screen; great for editing large detailed photos, watching movies, Hulu, etc. Plus, with four 1-TB hard drives, I was able to rid myself of a large space-hogging collection of physical media and move to all digital. However, HDTV screens are not really optimized for documents, and reading, so I use my Air for that kind of work.
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The distinction between the sinner (who God loves) and the sin (that is unacceptable to God) is made quite clear in the New Testament. The Bible does not say that God hates homosexuals. The Bible states that homosexual behavior is sin, along with sex before marriage, failure to respect your parents, and witchcraft, among other things. God hates sin because it separates him from his creation, which he loves.
It should be pointed out that CHRISTian means a follower of Christ, not an adherent to the old Jewish law.
I'm agnostic, but I grew up Evangelical Christian and I went through two years of bible college classes while in high school. I'm pretty familiar with the Bible and its teachings, and I can categorically say that anyone who claims that God hates any particular category of sinner is not following the teachings of Christ, and therefore is not a Christian.
That said, bastardized christianity HAS been the rationalization for a horrifying litany of evil. I would argue that this is more because of its ready availability as an excuse that everyone would accept than its inherent aptitude. Any system of belief can and will be perverted by those seeking personal power.
Actually, according to the bible, Jesus said "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." And since the Armageddon/Revelation has yet to occur, meaning the fulfillment he referred to has yet to be completed, then the old laws do still apply.
I have a quad-core Mac Pro connected to my 36" HDTV with HDMI-DVI. This way I can utilize everything on my computer on the big screen; great for editing large detailed photos, watching movies, Hulu, etc. Plus, with four 1-TB hard drives, I was able to rid myself of a large space-hogging collection of physical media and move to all digital. However, HDTV screens are not really optimized for documents, and reading, so I use my Air for that kind of work.