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Let me say that I am not opposed to gay people at all. I am a Christian and have faults of my own, and I am not into any kind of "activist" movement. As long as the gay lifestyle doesn't come into a clash with my own lifestyle, then I am fine with it. But here's the problem I face: unless the meaning of homosexuality today is way different from the biblical meaning of homosexuality, then we Christians today are supposed to be totally against it, and while we don't always have to be vocal about it, we can't tiptoe around the subject either. There are both psychological problems as well as moral problems with homosexuality. Not always, but sometimes. The recent explosion of homosexuality activities, as well as news of actors/actresses/sports figures coming out is an indication of how serious the problem is: gay people generally want to attract attention to themselves. . I often wonder "why?" For the most part, nobody cares that a basketball star is gay, no one cares if a movie/tv star is gay. Being gay...being Christian...when it comes down to it, it doesn't do anything outwardly. It's all an internal thing. When you cry out out that you live a different lifestyle all it does is bring you the 15 minutes of fame, after that, it fizzles. Without sounding condemning; claiming to be a "Gay Christian" is a shot at hypocriticism. Just as being a Liberal Christian is another shot at hypocriticism. Listen, when did Paul ever say "I have the right to do anything, because everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything"--but not everything is constructive."? 
I agree...gay Christians are not perfect, and they do exemplify the "Not perfect" without actually doing so, which is a slap in the face for so many straight Christians. But they are just like so many other Christians in that they DO tend to push their worldly identity in front of their heavenly identity.
I just strongly believe it's time for Christians...ALL Christians, to do away with titles. If you ARE in Christ, then you have the mind of Christ, and you ACT like Christ. I WILL ALWAYS refer to a Brother or Sister in Christ as being Christian. Nothing more matters to me.