Called to be peacemakers

Jo: As in. you know. I'm gay.
Me: Huh? What do you mean?
[i know, i sound like an idiot here]
Me: Why you choose to be gay?
Jo: WHoa nelly. You don't choose to be gay, you are gay. Like how you're a girl and I'm a boy.
Me: No, it is a choice.
Jo: If it were truly a choice, why would i choose to be gay? hey, it's not easy being gay in Singapore.

From here, we went into a long argument on homosexuality.
My stand: The Bible clearly states that homosexuality is an abomination in God's eyes and since I'm Christian and I also take the Bible to be totally inerrant, homosexuality is thus wrong.

Jo: Are you shocked?
Me: I never knew. Well, you know me, I'm Christian.
Jo: If you don't wanna talk to me anymore, it's fine. I'll just go over to a corner and cry. [or something like that was said]

Well, this part was the hard part. The above conversation took place over MSN. It was hard for me and personally sad as well. I just came from surfing Facebok and viewed an online argument via posts over homosexuality.
Questions raised: Should religion be involved? There are Christians who are gays as well right? The Bible's wrong? Being gay, a crime?

It's getting heart-wrenching as we face a growing group of atheists and agnostics who are incredibly intelligent as well as articulate. They seemingly break down our every argument, tearing each word apart only to stand over us and say, "What have you got to say now?" Do we, as children of God, hide and cower and be quiet? Would we make clear and strong our stand?

It's important, therefore, to remember in all that we do, we hide behind the cross of Jesus. He goes before us and conquers. In the book of Joshua in the Bible, chapter 1, the Lord told Joshua to be strong and courageous 3 times. Likewise, let us not be faint-hearted in the face of growing controversial ideas. At the same time, we are reminded by Jesus, the Prince of Peace, to be peacemakers and gentle.