In criticizing Maya Thakar for quoting the Bible of out context, Thomas Cook Jr. gives an incomplete and, a growing number of Christians would say, inaccurate portrayal of biblical teaching ("People should not use Bible to justify gay marriage," Sept. 13). Jesus did not simply seek enforcement of Old Testament rules; he sought the demonstration of love in order to fulfill the law.
Jesus actually did recognize homosexuality as bestowed by God in some cases (Matthew 19:12, "eunuchs ... born that way"). And among Christians there is growing recognition that the Bible tells us to accept homosexuals. In Acts 8, the disciple Philip encounters an Ethiopian eunuch interested in God's word and converts him to become a follower of Jesus. Philip does not admonish the eunuch for his sexuality, he simply accepts him into the faith.
