If a gay Christian decides to be celibate because he thinks gay sex is wrong, he must be free to make that choice and not be intimidated or harassed for it. He is not entitled to demand others support his views on sexuality & cannot reasonably claim to be bullied if they don't.
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Same is true of the hijab. If someone wears one because she thinks it is immodest to show her hair, she must be free to think so & act on it without intimidation or harassment. She is not entitled to demand others support this & refrain from criticising such concepts of modesty.
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Sometimes people want to make choices based on certain values but not take responsibility for those values. eg, they might want to say that heterosexuality is fine but homosexuality is wrong but then deny responsibility for prejudice against homosexuals.
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This doesn't make much sense and reveals a conflict of values. If homosexuality is wrong, then prejudice against it is right and need not be denied. That people wish to deny it strongly suggests an inner conflict between, often religious, beliefs and liberal values.
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But you'll be prejudiced against that aspect of them. You can say you love the sinner and hate the sin but this isn't very satisfactory either. .
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I explained why I think 'Love the sinner, hate the sin' is a dodge of responsibility here: http://helenpluckroseblogs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/thoughts-on-love-sinner-hate-sin-were.html …
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Exactly the point of the essay. You can justify your prejudice. If people want to say that homosexuality is wrong, they can't just fall back on 'love the sinner, hate the sin.' They need to justify that claim. And if they can't, maybe they have a conflict of values.
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