We've isolated and condemned homosexuality as an especially egregious sin because 1) it's a sexual thing (and we're obsessed with sex), 2) it's relatively easy to identify and name, (unlike gossip and materialism and greed, which are condemned more
often in the Bible and are more pervasive in our
culture), and 3) it is «
other,» (when you're straight, and in no danger of committing homosexual acts yourself, it's easy to call it an abomination because it's easier to remove specks
from others people's eyes.)
Well - meaning friends
often have misconceptions about
people from cultures other than their own, whether by birthplace, heritage, sexual orientation, or socio - economic class.