I confess I dislike (resent?) them a lot for what they are doing to our society. I confess I have feelings of aversion toward them although I do not know any. But on the other hand I would treat them the same as anyone else, at least insofar as it did not contradict or compromise my faith. In other words I would treat them with love as I would any other neighbor.verb (used with object), hated, hating.
1. to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest:
to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
2. to be unwilling; dislike:
I hate to do it.
When my wife and I were young we had a gay neighbor who had young men over for parties. We knew one or two in high school who appeared to be gay. We just ignored their "gayness"; my wife speaks of how she once felt sorry for them but now resents them.
Sadly, I think Christians have lost the battle in our society. Our opinion is now in the minority. Some gay thinkers are now even thinking they should back off and let small Christian businesses discriminate seeing as how the gays have the upper hand. They don't want to stir up any sort of backlash while things are going their way.
There are many old style Mennonites in our area. Many of them have their own small business which in the past has allowed them to avoid any conflict with their faith that might arise if employed by an unbeliever. Unfortunately they may not have the option to maintain their way of making a living if the gays come calling, given the protected status of gays. This makes me very resentful.
So am I sinning? Any thoughts welcome.