"Jesus would rather kill, not marry, gay people" - Franklin Graham

[SteveII]

Here's a question. If someone tells you they are a Christian, are you going to assume they are hateful?

Nope.  I know enough Christians in RL -- literally hundreds -- to know that the vast majority of them are very nice people who are too polite to comment on other peoples' sexuality.  

You have said that the belief is hateful, but you just admitted that it is not. 

And if I knew you, you would have the same opinion of me. I have a dozen gay acquaintances (and probably a couple of relatives) and have never said boo to them. If they every asked me, I would explain exactly what I have explained here like 9 times in this thread alone. No hate, no judgement. From my perspective the issue is between you and God.