Here's some bible concepts that turned my head around. I also considered Lady Diana's example, hugging and touching those with AIDS.
Acts 10. What God calls clean, who are we to call unclean?
Luke 10:25-37. The story of the good Samaritan.
Now do this mental exercise. What if the man laying in the ditch had AIDS? Am I to leave him lying there? Or am I to give aid out of love, regardless of his physical condition or lifestyle? Is my personal safety or sensibilities even at issue? Of course not. I am to be equally generous to all.
Jesus also openly fellowshipped with a tax collector (Zaccheus in Luke 19) and a prostitute (Matthew 27). He rendered aid to an "unclean" woman with a flow of blood (Matthew 9:20).
My final revelation is that I am not just to render aid in a time of need, homosexuals need to be accepted and valued as regular members of our society. To treat them as pariahs is wrong. This is what JWD taught me; the terrible cost of shunning and exclusion. Now, I won't find a regular scripture to say so, but all the verses on love lead me to this final conclusion. Take the book of John.
And, if you want to be a bit of a brat,
| Rom 16:16 | Salute one another with an holy kiss . The churches of Christ salute you. |
 1Cr 16:20 | All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss . |
| 2Cr 13:12 | Greet one another with an holy kiss . |
| 1Th 5:26 | Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss . |
| Jhn 13:23 | Now there was leaning on Jesus ' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved . |