Thanks for your reply. Not sure if you will read this because elsewhere you say you aren't coming back here. Too bad, I was enjoying your posts and I think you were raising good questions.

I am a bit tired now and so I won't answer all your points but I will try to clarify my comments on tolerance and kindness.

Homosexuals are on a crusade to change the theology and practice of the church. They do this with absolutely no respect for what the Bible says in the passages I have quoted. This is what we cannot tolerate. Meaning, we cannot say - oh well, that is a nice alternative viewpoint, welcome to our fellowship.

This doesn't mean we advocate violence against such people, or to treat them with contempt. It would be the same for someone who was in adultery. I can treat that person kindly and respectfully, but I cannot say, "Your adultery is no problem, you are my brother in Christ, come in and teach the rest of the church that adultery is O.K. and that the church has misunderstood God's will for a a couple of thousand years". I hope you get my point. I hope you can see what I am tolerating and what I am not willing to tolerate.

Christians have no right to have Christian fellowship with people who wilfully practice sexual immorality and teach others to do so. Such people need to be warned, not encouraged. But we should treat all people whether they are Christians are not with kindness and respect. You need to understand that the way I relate to a non-Christian is different to the way I can relate to a brother who is truly IN CHRIST.