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@inkhorn Of course!

I do believe that homosexuality is a sin, but I also believe that it has been given an unfair “focus” by conservative Christian circles.  I’ve heard Christian circles talk about how evil homosexuality is, and then from those same circles, I’ll hear a strange level of silence surrounding issues such as sexual abuse in the church (which is especially baffling given the traction these cases are getting – just look at the SBC trials, for one thing).

There needs to be a balance – we can absolutely call out sin while still showing love and compassion to hurting people!  It saddens me that as a church, we’ve gotten so good at pointing fingers at the world while ignoring glaring sins in our own circles.

And this is definitely portrayed as a struggle for this character, and a scary one at that – he no longer has anyone he can trust to confide in.  I’m pretty sure he knows it’s wrong, but I think at this point he might be choosing not to act on it because of fear, rather than a desire to please God (fitting, since he and his social circles have been raised “religious” but never encouraged to pursue faith/a relationship with their Creator)

I hope this helps!