Bingowings said:
The bottom line is Christians should follow Christ as He is supposed to be the first and final word on the whole creation thing.
Christians do believe that Paul was an apostle and messsenger of Jesus Christ, who did discuss homosexuality.
He never mentioned homosexuality, (he mentioned taxes and the sabbath but never homosexuality) the only bits of the Bible that do, also come under the same banner as a lot of really bizarre and vile decrees apparently from His Father who is also Him.
Paul is not God the Father.
Christ never said hate the sin. He said acknowledge and repent your own faults and leave the faults of others to themselves and their creator.
He said many things that seem to teach that we are commanded to hate sin and encourage others to do the same. John 7:24. John 2:13-16. Paul stated things more directly. Romans 12:9. 1 Thessalonians 5:22. How many times did Jesus pronounce woes upon scribes, Pharisees, and hypocrites? It was not out of hate for those individuals, but out of anger at their sins, including arrogance, self-righteousness, and lack of concern for others. Jesus' council not to throw a stone at the women did not mean her behavior was acceptable or none of their business. It was teaching a new, higher law that our love of the sinner outweighs the sin, but not that the sin is acceptable.
Christ defended the woman caught in adultery and defended her with a call for her accusers to see their own faults before hers.
So the whole campaigning against homosexuality schtick (and there is a lot of it about in the Christian world) is essentially antiChristian.
Pagans like myself are not prohibited in the same way as true Christians.
We can point the finger in either direction but if enough Christians were to live by the instruction of Jesus and try and straighten themselves out first you may take some us along by example.
I don't say this to condemn. I'm sure I'll be cast as a "hater" as well, and everything that I say and do is utter hatred (even if my views are far more tolerant of different behaviors and opinions than those who may call me such), but I wish to point out that your definition of Christianity is not exactly accurate, or at the very least is simply another of many interpretations with evidence that counters it.