[Msoto]

>....so in order to be true followers of Christ (to follow his
>teachings), they would have to renounce their orientation.
>
>I have a feeling this is hardly practical, unless being gay
>was a choice.

Well who says that its not a choice, that we make?

Being gay is as much about choice if not more than it is about being genetic. There is no "gay gene" that has been scientifically proven and validated by different articles to exist. There are some correlations which arent even strong enough to make any conclusion.
However there is alot of evidence on environmental factors leading to one's apparent condition...therefore until I see a blue print of a "gay gene" its a matter of choice as I see it.