Christ does not direct us to seek “respect and understanding”.
Rebuke. Repent. Forgive.
But you didn’t do that. Instead you held a sign and had a group hug.
Respect and understanding are elements of love. I am so grateful that such expressions of graciousness have opened my heart to subsequent necessary messages of Rebuke, Repent, Forgive.”
Love and Truth should not be split apart and then set against each other as if they were contradictory. I’m sure you have seen that in your own life.