[TheRealThing]

Can somebody please (using factual support/evidence) answer this question for me...

Why is it when a person/family/church/business takes a Biblical stance For or Against an issue/topic, the rest of society percieve's their stance to be "Hateful" towards that issue??Example... When a business speaks out about gay marriage being an abomination as mentioned in the Bible (Leviticus 20:13, Leviticus 18:22-24, Romans 1:26-27, Genesis 19:4-5) the supporters for gay rights make it out to be like they are being sentenced to life in prison without parole.... And then, that person/family/church/business is labeled Hateful for not accepting their way of life. Even though WE are taught it is wrong. I just can't understand why Non-Acceptance by a person/church/family/business is viewed as being "Hateful". And I just used this for an example, there are countless other topics/issues I could have used, but this one seems to be the biggest news maker.


Christianity IS NOT Hateful/Radical/Obscene..... True Christian's want to see everybody be saved before they die, cause we love everybody, we may not agree with your life choices/lifestyle, but that doesn't mean we don't love you; No matter how much the world hates US. And yes, I realize not everybody believes the Bible... and that's your choice. Nobody on this earth can make somebody believe the Bible if they don't want to. Our responsibility is to witness to the unsaved and hopefully sew the seed in their hearts; Jesus will take care of the rest.

"Sin will take further than you wanted to go. Keep you longer than you wanted to stay. And cost you more than you can afford to pay."
Lowell Webb

I can tell you why I think they do it. Our nation reveres tolerance above all else. The democrat party is celebration of folks that claim unrestrained acceptance of any and all 'special interest groups'. Everything from animal rights advocates, who would like to see folks who enjoy fried chicken for Sunday dinner charged with murder, the environmentalist crowd, which has our national energy and economic future in jeopardy, to gay rights and socio political activists who push the views of social justice. They accept the Hindu, the Muslim, the Hari Krishna, the Buddist, the atheist, even the socialist. The one group they will not tolerate are the Christians. To admit the existence of God means one has to accept the inevitable date with His judgement. Which, of course, is a topic of some discomfort. Consider what Christ said eons ago by way of prophetic text in the scriptures; (I have bolded the part of emphasis but, left the rest for context) As you will recall, verse one was quoted by Christ on the cross thousands of years into the future.

Psalm 22:1-8 (KJV)
1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

The inhabitants of Jerusalem had contempt for the Lord as He hung on the cross. They jeered him, shooting out their lips. The same is true today, some folks jeer Him and some have contempt for Him. All will bow before Him, however. As long as folks don't have to face their sin they will treat you like gold, force them to face the spector of the coming judgement of Christ, and you will get the kind of treatment you have outlined in your post above.