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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.

Homosexuality is a violation of God's standard.

We've got to deal with the fact that the church has been violently prejudiced against gay people. We've murdered them; we've burned them at the stake; we've run them out of town for something over which they have no control. And that's immoral.

Christians are increasingly being punished for the free exercise of their faith and for standing on God's Word and holding to biblical convictions about sin. This is especially apparent with the gay lobby.

My wife and I have many friends that are gay, and we welcome LGBT people to attend our church.

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.

Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights.

My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.

What do you mean you don't believe in homosexuality? It's not like the Easter Bunny, your belief isn't necessary.