¹²As Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, a crowd of Southern Baptists approached him and threw a man down at his feet.  ¹³They said, “Teacher, this man was caught in the act of homosexuality.  Now, the scriptures tell us this man is an abomination.  What do you say?”

¹⁴Jesus said, “What would you have me say to him?”

¹⁵The Southern Baptists were indignant.  “Tell him to ‘Go and sin no more.’”

¹⁶Jesus replied, “Shouldn’t I instead put the man to death in compliance with the law?”

¹⁷The Southern Baptists did not know how to respond.  “If we say the homosexual should be put to death, then people will say we are inhumane.  However, if we tell him to sin no more, people will say we are not following the law.”  ¹⁸After discussing among themselves, the Southern Baptists said, “Jesus, you can make this man whole again.”

¹⁹Jesus said, “Woe unto you, Southern Baptists.  You think this man needs to be made whole because he is a homosexual.  But it is you who need healing, ²⁰for you care more about a person’s sexuality than his place in the Kingdom of Heaven.  This man is not an abomination; he is a follower of God.

²¹“Surely I tell you, the Kingdom of Heaven is not for the self-righteous or exclusively for heterosexuals, but for all those who work for justice and mercy in the name of the Lord.

²²“Besides,” Jesus continued.  “You guys really care that much about who he sleeps with?  What’s the matter with you?”

²³The Southern Baptists left one by one until only Jesus and his followers were left.  “Where are those who condemn you?” Jesus asked the man.

²⁴“At church,” the man replied.