I really do like TJ, but if your religious beliefs actually LEAD you to self-loathing and hatred... then it is something you need to reconsider.
There's a reason why the suicide rates among LGBT youth is 3x higher than the general population.
That's something I should have emphasized in my post. Even from the standpoint of a Christian who's on the more conservative side of the spectrum, the fact that one makes misjudgments is not reason to have low
self-esteem. Heck, it was Martin Luther who said we should sin
boldly...