You mentioned the Mosaic laws against shellfish and mixed fabrics, but your argument completely ignores the ceremonial laws Israel used to set thenselves apart from their neighbors, all practicing Paganism, and moral laws that the New Testament continue to affirm. As you begin treating the two as identical, you don't get fully into the biblical context stated earlier in my rebuttal.
Could you clarify for me what you meam by "the real issue is practical, not theoretical" because that feels inserted randomly.
You also mentioned the harms that are caused from this, but you have yet to demonstrate causation, not just corelation between the two. Showing that LGBTQ people experience harm doesn't, on its own, prove that respectfully expressing religious belief is what caused it. Also, You need to distinguish peaceful moral disagreement from bullying, abuse, or discrimination, because they are all different actions.
Love, compassion, and treating others with dignity, while being absolutely essential in the Christian walk, aren't the only things believers are called to do. We're also called to:
1) Speak truth in love (Ephesians 4:15)
Believers are called to be truthfull without harshness.
2) Loving our neighbors (Matthew 22:39)
This is regardless of any choice made.
3) Showing kindness and mercy (Collosians 3:12-14; Luke 6:36)
4) Avoiding hypocrisy (Matthew 7:1-5)
This is done simply by applying the same moral standards on ourselves.
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