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That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.

I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how I think about these issues.

The battle going on over gay marriage in America reveals an awful lot. The Bible belt - people hate gay people. Because the Bible tells them? No, the Bible tells them an awful lot of things that they ignore.

It's ridiculous that people aren't allowed to love who they love, have families, and have the same life as straight people. It's infuriating.

There are versions of the pro-gay and anti-gay agenda that assume a simplistic rather than simple understanding of the issue - at least from a biblical perspective. Reject it or embrace it: that's the easy choice that makes for great sound-bites but ruins lives.

Gayness is a non-issue.

It's come to the point where you have people saying it's our Christian duty to embrace the homosexual movement. This is absurd.

What I'd say about that is that we must respect homosexuals in the church. I've got many homosexual friends, the issue is not in any way a homophobic reaction on my part.

I have friends that are gay, and we study the Bible together.

But the fact that same-sex marriage is still an issue is insane. Thinking love knows a sex is ridiculous.