It really is simple...

Found this on line a while back, and thought I'd pass it on.

Our task is to communicate to the homosexual that they are loved, but that what they are doing is wrong. That they are accepted as people, but their behavior is not acceptable at all. We should want and work for their salvation, but show them that this is something they must forsake if they want to know God.

I really don't like getting into the science of the whole thing, because at the end of the day that is irrelevant. I am genetically geared to desire women, but looking at one to lust after her is a sin. Homosexuals are genetically geared to desire one of their sex, then even looking at one to lust after her/him is a sin. Yes, this means homosexuals have a heavier burden - they cannot fulfill their desires in a marriage relationship. Other people face different above-average burdens in life, some of which are inherently sinful, some of which are not - mentally handicapped children, weakness for heterosexual lust, disease ridden bodies, not getting married when you really want to, living in a city that gets hit by storms over and over - the list is long, and homosexuals are not alone in having an extra-heavy cross to bear. We are called to compassion as we teach this to them, but not to excusing sin because we feel sorry for them.