However, the way we define love is important, and the Bible says that love does not “rejoice in unrighteousness.” Compromising our standards to appease a group of people is “not love,” said Parr.
He suggested that people swayed by this final reason are being conformed to society’s current standards. Parr said he doubted these people would have left Christianity in the 1930s, implying that the reason they wouldn’t is because culture did not accept and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community at the time.
“Christianity should be judged based on its evidence, based on its beliefs” and not particular people, Parr said as he wrapped up.
“Be careful before you decide to leave Christianity,” he concluded. “Make sure that the reasons that you have are valid because I don’t think that any of these four and any other reason you might come up with is a valid reason to leave Christianity.”