Before we move ahead with Paul, I am going to discuss a few things that I feel as Christians we must understand.  First, the Bible is not a history book, a science book, or even a poetry book.  It is the written word of God that He uses to help us better understand Him and our relationship to Him.  Scientists would say the Bible is a myth that cannot be proven to be true.  They also say that the South Pole just recorded its highest level of CO2 in four million years, which is highly provable, since they have evidently had a CO2 guage there for that long.  We believe the Bible by faith in God, just as those scientists believe their conclusions by faith in science.  Next, God is the Creator, Sustainer and Redeemer of the world.  Again, we either believe this by faith in God, or we deny God.  We cannot create our own middle ground.  Third, the only way to salvation is to be born again through Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.  If that makes us narrow minded in the eyes of the world, so be it.  We cannot change what God ordained simply to be seen as tolerant by the world.  Fourth, I hear people talk about how much God hates a particular sin, usually not their sin, and how anytime something bad happens to those that are guilty of that particular sin that God is punishing them.  In the Bible, when God was punishing people, He let them know.  Seldom do we hear what a great sin it is to not keep the Sabboth day Holy or to not use God's name in vain, yet that those come before before not committing murder or adultery.  I guess I will meddle a little here, but how many of us who do not work on Sunday  (our Sabboth) do things that require others to work on Sunday?  Taking the Lord's name in vain is not using profanity, unless we add God's name to it, but it is professing to call on God when we don't really expect Him to hear or act.  Again, to meddle, my personal belief is one of the greatest examples of using God's name in vain is Oh My God.  Even non Christians use it, even abbreviate it to OMG, but really aren't using it to call on God or to glorify.  So, does God hate sin?  Yes.  Does He hate some sin more than others?  No.  Is He sitting back waiting to punish one group of sinners more than others?  No.  Christ came to redeem all sinners, even those committing "bad sins" and our hearts should be broken anytime a sinner dies unsaved.  Yet, too often Christians seem to feel "they" got what they deserved and God was behind it.  We, as His followers, can never be justified in feeling this way.