I couldn't disagree more with Eve and some of her readers' beliefs that the experience of the homosexual in society is uniquely traumatic. All of the experiences cited can be equally said of the person who is tempted to the sin of pornography, masturbation, any other unusual sexual compulsion, self-mutilation, suicide, compulsive eating, etc, etc, etc. No one is really understood or perfectly loved. And in all but the exceptional case, Christians are hypocritical jerks. And we feel bad when Billy calls us a nasty name. And we feel dirty inside, and can't talk to anyone about it.
These stories of poor treatment by others, and resulting isolation, COULD mean that homosexuals have really been wounded more than other people have. Or it could mean that they are so self-absorbed that they really don't know or care about anyone else's problems but their own. Just like the other sinners about whom they complain.
If we are serious about Christ, we should rejoice that our rejection by others drives us more deeply into His arms, and recognize that no one group of people has a lock on pain. There's nothing uglier than fighting about who's closer to Christ on the cross.

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