David Cook poses an increasingly common question on his blog with The Age: why is it that some Christians feel so much more strongly about fighting and condemning the queer rights movement than they do about tackling issues on which the Bible has much more to say, such as poverty?  His answer is scathing:

"To be perfectly blunt, I think it's because the gay issue is a soft target for many Christians that requires little real commitment or sacrifice.

"[...] It's seems to me to be much easier to spout invective about the evils of homosexuality (and feel self-righteous because you're 'not like that') and maintain your personal status quo than to question whether you really need the new Lexus, if it's ethical to own shares in a company that profits from the arms trade, or why you don't know anybody who is poor besides the World Vision kid in the picture on your fridge."

Ouch.

Of course, Cook is only talking about a very specific kind of believer here.  Plenty of the involved religious folk I've met who believe that queerness is sinful do more for the poor every week than I could manage in a year.  But I'm sure many of you know the type Cook's describing.

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