Don't simply tolerate others.
Love them.
The argument between Christians and the rest of the modern world is not one of "tolerance vs. intolerance," but one of "tolerance vs. love." Perhaps this is because walking the road of 'tolerance' is much easier than traveling the way of love. To tolerate the behavior of others is fairly manageable, but cannot but fall very short of the Christian ideal of love.
Too often today, doing what is best for the good of another's soul is characterized as 'hate,' when in fact it is the definition of true love. A parent might easily tolerate the violent tantrums of a child, but is this love? I wager one would be hard pressed to find many bystanders who would commend said parent for their tolerance. Not to (charitably) attempt to guide the child in the manner of proper decorum is not love; it is negligence. For if that poor child is not taught self- control, how can he ever be happy, in this life or the next?
How can it be then, that Christians who wish to live as God intended (which, I might add, is the way to pure happiness in this life and the next) are accused of hatred toward homosexuals? Tolerance becomes the antithesis of love - tolerance become hate - when it commands us to value anything over the salvation of souls. What loving Christian could have peace within himself if he affirms his brother in lifestyle which is self-degrading, self- seeking, and inherently disordered? Even if one cannot agree that the homosexual lifestyle reflects any of those characteristics, at the very least have pity on the homosexual and urge him to abandon his ways to protect him from almost certainly contracting a hideous and loathesome disease! No, I say, truly the ones who love homosexuals want what is best for them, and aim to help them bear the burden of their disordered desires. Tolerating and affirming them is the real hate - crime.
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