So apparently real men really do love Jesus--in that way! Haw!

Argh! When are these religous doinks, who purport to understand so much about prayer and God's wishes, finally get it: if you pray and pray and pray to God to take away your homo urges and the homo urges don't go away... that God MIGHT think you need to be gay and that being gay MIGHT be okay with God if God doesn't wipe you clean of it?!

Not to mention... he's not born gay? But felt that way at 5? Um... okay...

Better to admit before being purged. Kinda like confessing before being shot at dawn. It clears the soul with the same results. Go and play with other's wee-wees no more. Huh?
I'm a grown man using that word...hurry, purge me from the ranks of the sexually aware for using that word and drop me from my membership in "Manly Men of the Bushes."

You know, I'm 20 years old and I've been going to Grace Chapel for 18 years of my life and have been graced with having Paul as my pastor. I was there the day they showed the video and no one walked out. At least half the people were crying and the other half was obviously sad. But we don't think anything less of him. And I think it's horrible this is being compared to that guy from Colorado Springs! Paul wasn't accused by anyone, he said it himself. Plus if his wife Char can accept him, why can't we? Plus he NEVER admitted to having sexual relations or anything of the sort with anyone. Us all at Grace love, miss, and are praying for Paul.

Barnes talked of being a confused little boy and a adolescent racked with self-loathing and guilt. And probably, this self-loathing lingers since then. If there is a Loving God, why he condemns so many people to live with this hatred. Such a God cannot exist, or rather must not exist.

As a Christian who is an ardent, straight supporter of gay people's right to be accepted and allowed to live 'normal' lives, and in answer to Atheo above, I'd just like to say you are right. Such a God does NOT exist. The behaviour you're seeing is as a result of the traditional interpretations of the Bible taught by blinkered, fallible, ignorant men.

It took me years to learn how to separate the monolithic institution that is organized christianity (in all it's guises) from God. They are not the same thing at all. And its a tragedy that people discard God because of the narrow-mindedness they see in people who call themselves his followers. Breaks my heart and leaves me feeling helpless.

Hi Elle, 

I don’t think it’s a narrow-minded interpretation of the Scriptures. Quite the contrary ! Christians, who preach that God is Love, have hated and persecuted homosexual people since the inception of Christianity. It’s not new, it’s not only the Evangelicals, but also the Catholics and others throughout the history of the Christendom. It’s rather your liberal interpretation that is new and shared by few believers.

I prefer worship Mother-Nature than this would-be Love-God. Mother-Nature don’t promise us everlasting life, but only life, the real life, with its joy and sadness, with its imperfections and quirks... and why not, its queers !!