I am afraid you are right. Scripture teaches that homosexuality is not like other sins. According to Romans 1, it is a sin brought about as an act of God's judgment against nations which have **ALREADY** abandoned God.
I've written recently on the homosexual issue in this thread (posts 45 and 46) with regard to former lesbian Dr. Rosaria Champagne Butterfield: http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3000968/posts?page=46
Dr. Rosaria Champagne Butterfield’s example should remind conservative Freepers that the people who are today our bitter enemies can sometimes still be won over for the truth.
We need to remember that and treat our enemies accordingly. Yes, we need to fight with passion and fire, knowing that the people fighting us truly **ARE** fighting to destroy what we value, and need to be opposed with every tool at our disposal.
However, we need to use those tools appropriately and wisely. Sometimes we use a meat cleaver when we need a surgeon's scalpel, and we do tremendous damage as a result. Some of the things said in conservative circles simply are not appropriate and go beyond what should be said by Christians.
As Republicans, we need to be careful how we handle this issue. Homosexuality is not an issue on which we can compromise. It's not like earmarking or term limits, on which there are people on both sides of the issues who have valid arguments.
It is not possible to advocate for homosexuality and be on God's side. It just isn't. There is no room for compromise here.
There is, however, a need to reach out to individuals who, in many cases, are in some very deep personal pain and have a lot of hurt inside them.
Personal conversion can and does change people. Apart from that, there is no longer any hope of winning this culture war.
Was it homosexuality that destroyed both Sodom and Gomorrah?
I have come to the realization that it is best to pray for the conversion of the people of this country to Christ via repentence.