If Jesus loves ALL the little children, shouldn't we do the same?

OK guys here we go with my first try at this thing. Let me start off by saying in no way shape or form do I think I have all the answers or even some of them for that matter. I am just trying to learn more then I teach in this lifetime. I just have thoughts that run in my head and I need somewhere to spew them out, for lack of a better term. I started this blog to get people talking. A conversation is two sided. When in a conversation remember, to attack someone else in that conversation, makes it now an argument and not a conversation. We are not here to argue but to discuss. I hope that we can learn from each other and help each other grow.
Now on to today's question:
If Jesus truly loves the little children, ALL the little children of the world, as the Sunday school/VBS song has taught so many of us, then what is with the phrase hate the sin but love the sinner. Do we as Christians not understand how degrading of a phrase that is? It is putting conditions on our love. It would be like me saying my son does something that I cannot stand, but I am going to hate what he does and not who he is. In a culture where what we do so closely ties into who we are can you see where this statement is a joke. It is a sad attempt at us trying to be clever and instead of addressing an issue we saying well we love you, but not what you are doing. When what we should be saying is, we love you and want to come along side you in your journey called life. True ministry only comes inside of a relationship. It is hard to have a relationship when we continue to tell someone, man I hate what you do, but I love you.
I most often hear this phrase attached to the homosexual lifestyle. The damage here is that people who are attracted to persons of the same sex can no more cease to be attracted to the persons of the same sex as I can cease to be attracted to my wife (which I am VERY attracted to by the way...she is HOT). So for us to use a statement like hate the sin and not the sinner in this context is an attack on that person's core. The funny thing about the homosexual lifestyle is that Christians have hierarchies (if that is a word) for the sin of the world today. Don't believe me, then why is it that we cannot accept homosexuals into our churches but we have no problem with drunkards, divorcees (which Jesus speaks more harshly about in God's word, since he never even mentions homosexuality), adulterers (again one of those that Jesus speaks harshly about), idolaters (which is America's sin of choice), and basically anyone who has fallen short of the glory of God (don't get me wrong we should be accepting all of these people with the Love of Christ), but we refuse to accept those that have a same sex attraction with the same love and acceptance that we accept other "sinners" (of which I am one of the worst).
I believe that Jesus has called the church to Love without limits, serve without prejudice, worship with total abandon, and to live without being ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The part that we often miss is this, homosexual or heterosexual, ALL of us have been made in the image of God. We are ALL Children and creations of the one true God. Is living in a sexual homosexual relationship sin, yes, (not the attraction, but the sexual relationship) but no more then living in a heterosexual sexual relationship outside of marriage, or being a drunk, or getting a divorce, or holding something as an idol in your life that causes your relationship with God and people to be broken. The good news is that God forgives SIN! He sent His Son Jesus to redeem the world and ALL of creation back to Him.
It is time for the Church to stop using little statements like hate the sin and love the sinner as a crutch for actually being the Church. Loving God with all we have and loving people as we would love ourselves. Let us look at each person no matter their sexual preference as a child of God, one that has been created in God's image. Love is the only true change agent!
Rom 5:6-11
6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. 7 Now, no one is likely to die for a good person, though someone might be willing to die for a person who is especially good. 8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9 And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God's judgment. 10 For since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by his life. 11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God — all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us friends of God.

Rom 13:8-10
8 Pay all your debts, except the debt of love for others. You can never finish paying that! If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill all the requirements of God's law. 9 For the commandments against adultery and murder and stealing and coveting — and any other commandment — are all summed up in this one commandment: "Love your neighbor as yourself." 10 Love does no wrong to anyone, so love satisfies all of God's requirements.

What Now?

I am starting this blog as an attempt to get people talking. Anyone, everyone, no matter our race, creed, color, ethnicity, religious background, church affiliation, political views, no matter any of the insignificant things we so hold dear to us. I want us to talk. Society Rooms are as old as the 1600's. They are groups of people who would get together from all walks of life and dialogue about what was happening in society and how we can work together to make "it" work. I want this to be a Society Room about the direction of the church today, but I don't just want the church's opinion. That would be like me going to a democrat and asking them who they think should be president. Of course they will say a democrat. I want all those who want in on the conversion to be in on the conversation. Whether we have the same world view or differ in most everything under the sun. Life is a Journey that we all get the privilege to take together. That is why life is not what's next but what is happening now. We must look to the future and have a constant eye on the horizon, but life is not gauged by how long we live or by the destination we will end at, but the people we meet, the memories we make, the events that happen, the lives we effect, the choices we make, and the legacy we will leave. We have a choice where we go from here. We do not have a choice how long the journey is, only how great the journey can be, not only for us, but also for those around us. I will pose a question once a week, hopefully on Thursday, if I'm not in a place where I can post on Thursday I will try and post on Fri. You know how that goes sometimes though. Life is tough sometimes, does not stop ever, and can beat you up if you are not ready for the everyday grind. Life can also be wonderful, free, exhilarating, and sometimes more then we can hope or imagine. I happen to think that there is more out there then what we are settling for. We have been programmed to think that what we got is what we got, but I think that we are, too many times, settling for less then what God wants for us. Let's do this journey together, as iron sharpens iron, so one man can sharpen another. My one request is that no matter your world view we come into this dialogue with an open mind and the thought that, "I do not have every answer, I do not know all, I can learn from others, and hope that God (or whatever/whomever you may believe in) can teach me something new everyday".