Quote From: tcphaturos  
I found today's show disturbing. While as a Christian I am to emulate the love of Christ I also have a responsibility to express the truth and to do so lovingly. 
 
I have seen first hand the destructive forces of a homosexual lifestyle having lived with a family member that lived and totally embraced this lifestyle. His life was dark, unhappy and he often abused drugs and alcohol to deal with the emptiness. He attended a "gay" church and played the piano and was very involved but he never found peace. The truth was withheld from him and in an effort to be inclusive his lifestyle was glossed over. 
 
The truth is, homosexuality is a sin, just like promiscuity, adultery, fornication. It is not an orientation any more than choosing to kill is one. It is a horrible bondage that appears to be just another lifestyle choice but in reality it is a slippery slope into darkness, emptiness and deception. My uncle died gripped by this deception and never knew the joy and peace anyone can find in a relationship with Jesus Christ. To tell someone caught in this sin that they are OK, just different and that God will understand and may have even created them this way is as devastating as telling someone sick with cancer that they are OK, just live with it, there is no need to seek a cure. You are just as good as everyone that does not have cancer. You have just condemned that person to death. When we ignore the truth of God's Word and don't love enough to confront sin and show people that there is a cure, we condemn them to eternal death and separation. 
 
When one comes to Jesus Christ for forgiveness and healing of sin that person is not only forgiven but God tells us in His Word that He makes them a new person that is now no longer a slave to sin. It is still a struggle but if one goes to God daily, seeking Him through prayer, Bible study and the support of other Christians, there is victory. I know this to be TRUE because of my own life and testimony. There is a cure for all sin, deception and bondage and it is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. If you are searching for the truth and want help go to www.precept..org. They are a Bible Teaching ministry and are there to help everyone find peace, love and truth God's way. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life." 
 
Thanks for taking the time to read this and please pray for all those caught in this lifestyle. 
Tracee 
I am truly sorry for your family's struggles (both the struggles of your uncle and your struggle of coming to terms with his loss). However, the problems that you equate with "homosexual lifestyle" are the problems that I struggled with before I was able to admit to myself and others that I am gay. Because of the stigma society places on being gay, I hated myself and abused myself in many ways. I did not want to be who I was because I was taught time and time again that I was sinful for having feelings that I never even invited in. Once I came to terms with being a lesbian, I have been much better able to manage other issues that have caused me unhappiness.
For me, ignoring my homosexual orientation was "a slippery slope into darkness, emptiness and deception," and embracing this part of who I am allowed me to "cure" a lot of the sins I was committing against myself and those who loved me who were watching me self-destruct.
Addiction and depression are complex, often lifelong struggles, and thus cannot be reduced to such simple statements as: "His life was dark, unhappy and he often abused drugs and alcohol to deal with the emptiness." Part of the reason unhappiness exists in the lives of gay people is caused by all of the discrimination and intolerance that we have to endure. We are all sinners(whether gay or straight), and I KNOW that my relationships with myself and God are much better now that I have come to terms with who I am.