When You're Called a Bigot for What You Believe

By Guy Hammond

5-6 minutes

It’s a strange and painful moment: being called hateful for simply holding to your beliefs. You know you’re not, but how do you prove it?

That’s the challenge facing today’s believer who takes the Bible at its word—believing sexual intimacy is reserved for those in a marriage covenant between a man and a woman, and that homosexuality is sin.

We’re contending with three powerful ideas—reinforced daily through media, entertainment, and education—that discredit our convictions, fuel division, and reinforce serious moral confusion. Try having a thoughtful conversation about LGBTQ-related issues, and odds are, you’ll run into at least one of these arguments.

Let’s examine them—and explore how to respond [...]