I think that we have several problems here, the first being the use of the language.
The question? "Is LPSG Intolerant of Christians?"
LPSG is a representation of and a group or large gathering of a diverse group of people with one single common interest. The group itself does not have the ability to be "intolerant", the members on an individual basis do have that power.
Each man or woman who speaks is going to speak based on their personal life experience. There are people who are members of this board who have, based on their orientation, been terminated from their jobs. There are people, based on their orientation who have been denied medical insurance coverage. There are people, based on their orientation who have had their relationships with others fictionalized, their lives distorted, and their belief systems totally misrepresented.
Throughout history when one group of people wants to devalue a people or a culture that culture is portrayed over a period of time as being sub-human, is demonized, and portrayed by stereotypes.
The "Christian Extremists" which DO NOT represent all Christian peoples or doctrines have adopted all of the above techniques and used them to launch and support political viewpoints that benefit only a single viewpoint.
Most "Christian Extremists" pick and choose what parts of the Bible they want to use and which ones they want to ignore.
There are many Christian Denominations which welcome people of alternative sexual orientations without condemnation. As time progresses those who continue to represent extremely narrow viewpoints of religion will continue to have their worlds grow smaller instead of larger.
During the H.O.U.A.C. trials of the early 1950's conservative politician Ronald Reagan made a very profound statement. His statement referred to the infiltration of the entertainment industry by the Communist Party, but, his words with regards to political organization were most profound. "They always infiltrate and run a majority with a small and well organized minority." If one thinks about what has happened to create the Anti-Christian sentiments over time it is exactly this.
The "Christian Extremists" have had people come to the front of their movement which have done an extreme quantity of harm.
Jerry Falwell loved publicity. Jerry Falwell was a man who would use any tool available to him to place himself in the limelite. The Gay and Lesbian Community did not know who "Tinky-Winky" was until Jerry Falwell when appearaing on "The 700 Club" with Pat Robertson declared that "Tinky-Winky" a puppet cast member of the infantile television show "Teletubbies" was there to "indoctrinate" infants into homosexuality. He was gay because he was purple and purple was a "gay" color. He was gay because his antenna was an inverted triangle and that was a "gay thing". All of the above was simply a coincidence and shapes were used to attract the eye of infants and watchers less than (3) three years old. When Jerry Falwell stuck his foot in this one he launched a sales drive of "Tinky-Winky" dolls in the gay community unlike anything that the producers of the show and product licensing had have seen before. It was Jerry Falwell who had made this, not the gay community.
Back in the 1970's Anita Bryant a former Beauty Queen launched a campaign against gay people which was incredible. She took a single issue and did everything she could to "re-criminalize" acts which had been decriminalized years before. She created "witch hunts" for gay people causing losses of employment and she professed herself to be an expert on the subject. (What was sad is that it turned out she was when years later her husband left her for another male)
At the same time Los Angeles Police Chiefs William Parker, Edward M. Davis and Tom Reddin launched campaigns against gay people that cost taxpayers incredible sums of money when they repeatedly raided gay charity "fund raisers" arrested everybody and then had to turn them loose when the Disctrict Attorney's Offices failed to find any criminal behavior.
There have been many "gay bashings" which have taken place when "fire and brimstone" ministers have incited young easily influenced teenagers by painting pictures of all gay and lesbian individuals as "sexual preditors".
What is sad is that the Christians as a whole have been given a "black eye" and it has not been by anything other than the most extreme and conservative members of their own.
While I do not believe that all Christians should be attacked, and I will fight to the death for religious freedom, it appears that many of the most conservative elements within the Christian Community do not share the view that any opinion other than theirs counts.
How can a group defend itself when they do not condemn a man like Fred Phelps? Phelps has made statements blaming deaths of servicemen serving their country on the acceptance homosexuality in this country. The man is a broken record blaming every world problem on this single issue.
The Christian community is like every other community. The community needs to earn respect and not simply demand it because they are there. You earn respect by performance and in their case performance of "Christian Acts".
How does one earn respect when in many parts of the Christian Community, the one thing that it represents has been lost. Most of the most popular televangelists and media ministries are nothing more than major corporations masquerading as churches in order to dodge taxation. The sum total of their donations do not feed the poor, help families who need it, or do anything else that is "Christian". The sole purpose of these ministries and the money is to purchase more satellite transponder stations in order to raise more money etc. etc. etc..
I firmly believe that descrimination against ANY group is wrong, but, when a group of individuals goes out of their way to condemn, remove civil rights, medical benefits, and even personal rights from one single group of people one has to look at this as an attack by that group on another.
I have not seen any gay groups going out and trying to remove the civil and personal rights of Christians. I have not seen gay people going out and stating what belief system a religious person should have while inside their place of worship.
Not all Christian Groups are bad and not all Gay Organizations are good. There are a few Gay Organizations with which I strongly disagree.
In closing I think we need to avoid stereotyping either side and taking each individual situation or person as exactly that.
This debate will rage long after everyone on this board has gone to their final resting place. Success will not mean that all disgareement is gone. Success will happen when both groups do not find reason to need to criticize the other.
