Taboo #2: Christians shouldn't find homosexuality gross

I read Taboo so you don't have to.

In chapter 9, Mike describes something that made him want to hide under a pew:

"Our church invited a guest speaker to talk about his struggle with same-sex desires. The speaker was honest and vulnerable. He admitted that despite all the attempts, he couldn't pray the gay away. That's when an older Christian raised his hand. "Hiow can you feel that way?" he yucked. "I can't imagine feeling that way about another man." 

We talked about homosexual ideation in our discussion on Video 1 when Ben told us that empathy necessitates putting ourselves in homosexual shoes and in Video 3 where Bill tells us that LGBTQ+ stories that are not in line with God's will and word are worth listening to. In both cases we appealed to Scripture - Psalm 1, where the blessed man is described as not walking in the counsel of the wicked or stands among the sinners, but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and likewise to Jude where we are to pull them from the fire, hating even the garment (and if I may, the pride flag) stained by the flesh. 

The Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:8 reminds us that we should think on things that are good, right, pure, lovely and admirable. Psalm 119:36, David tells us how tears stream down his face because people do not obey God's law. The angels instructed Lot and his family not to look back at Sodom. When the world opposes God's design whether it be for man or woman or for life issues (Mike describes in chapter 3 his physical revulsion to suicide) or anything else - it is good and noble and right if our consciences are so well tuned as to be sickened by what God hates.