The overall premise has a lot of problems. First, saying the Bible was written by people and using descriptions that has little to nothing to do with any of it. Also, that's not generally how a Christian would view the "soul."
Another issue is that Christianity doesn't demand any unfair treatment of others based simply on moral objections. It assumes we all make mistakes, and as such, we need to work together to deal with those mistakes. Not only does that include God, but others in the community.
I used to have a client who was transsexual. Off and on I would have to drop by his home. He carried a purse and wore dresses. Although it seemed like an oddity, we just met him where he was at with who he was. We didn't have to agree with his choices, but we agreed with his right to be human and to determine himself. If that's what we focused on, we wouldn't have time to address the other conditions we were helping him with, which probably had little to do with his sexual identity. So I wasn't an obstacle, but rather a friendly face that was there to assist him. If I would've made myself an obstacle, then I would've never been able to provide the help I was there to give him because he wouldn't have trusted me.
Another issue is that Christianity doesn't demand any unfair treatment of others based simply on moral objections. It assumes we all make mistakes, and as such, we need to work together to deal with those mistakes. Not only does that include God, but others in the community.
I used to have a client who was transsexual. Off and on I would have to drop by his home. He carried a purse and wore dresses. Although it seemed like an oddity, we just met him where he was at with who he was. We didn't have to agree with his choices, but we agreed with his right to be human and to determine himself. If that's what we focused on, we wouldn't have time to address the other conditions we were helping him with, which probably had little to do with his sexual identity. So I wasn't an obstacle, but rather a friendly face that was there to assist him. If I would've made myself an obstacle, then I would've never been able to provide the help I was there to give him because he wouldn't have trusted me.
