I agree acceptence is pretty new and doing so to a large family function might not be the best way to go about it. Especially since a lot of older people tend to be religious and arent quite comfortable with the idea. And on the line of public engagements it might sound great but making announcement like that publicly to a large group of people might not necessarily go over well

during the birth of Christ. Who openly told us being gay was well not good.... probably not the best time.

How is it selfish to announce that one has found love during the holidays? Sometimes people will announce they got a boyfriend or girlfriend or even fiancé or fiancée during Christmas because it's the perfect time to announce something wonderful as it's the season of giving and good cheer, and spending time with family. I think most people like to have their significant other spend Christmas with them and their family. I know couples will sometimes spend Christmas with each others family, visiting the boyfriend or husband's family on one day and the girlfriend or wife's family the other day. It's not really all that different when it comes to same sex couples. They wanted to share the holidays with their family. In this case it's unfortunate that her family wasn't as accepting as she thought they'd be.

The Bible doesn't really say anything about homosexuality besides quote ancient Judaic law. It is nothing original coming from the Bible itself. And the New Testament doesn't really address it at all. And it is really the new Testament that matters to Christians. I went to Catholic School. I had to read the Bible. All if it. Twice. Jesus would be so ashamed of the vast majority of so called Christians of today's world - those who preach hate and intolerance. Jesus was about love and understanding and things like the Golden Rule. If you do not support homosexuals. you are not supporting your neighbors (aka your fellow man) and that is a travesty to the Lords teaching in its own right. It's also funny how so many Christians are conservative when nobody embodies socialism as much as Jesus Christ. Remember the story of the bread and fish being multiplied for example? Can't get much more left than socialism. *shakes my head* Christians like you are why so many people reject Christianity based on principles alone. Because many parishes have warped jesus' teachings into something that they are not. Jesus would love people being in love and being happy. Being gay or even engaging in "homosexual acts" are harmless and hurt no one. unless forced upon. in which it would be sexual assault. which can just as much apply to heterosexual acts. So why people give a flying rats ass about someone being gay or not is beyond me. I don't understand how people can be so cruel to reject the part of a person's identity that is linked to their overall happiness. Most people want that soul mate afterall. And the gender of the partner should not matter. Only the love that surrounds it should matter.