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I was raised in a very tolerant household, with a few gay couples that were friends with my parents. I knew right away that this may not be the "norm", seeing all the straight couples in the world, and my parents or course, but I also never thought it was wrong, just different. These people loved each other just as much as the other couples I'd seen, so I never really thought there could be a problem. As I got older, I encountered not only more gay people that were my age, but more people that had a problem with it. Along with being tolerant of peoples sexual choices, I am tolerant of peoples opinions (I think it's hard to be one without the other) so I understand that people can be raised with the religious beleif that homosexuality is wrong, and I respect that, but many religions also teach to love thy neighbor, and to not judge others, because you will be judged yourself. So when people use their faith as an excuse to HATE homosexuals, I just don't understand. I would like to beleive that the majority of people feel the way MTSUGirl feels, it may be "wrong" in your faith, but that doesn't mean they aren't good people. Which is why I find completely ridiculous that an org wouldn't let someone in because they were gay. Your girlfriend isn't an issue with your capacity to be a good brother, so why should another guy's boyfriend??
Who someone chooses to share their bed and life with is none of my business. I like them or don't like them for who they are, not who they're sleeping with.
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