▁the ▁husband ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁marriage ▁to ▁act ▁towards ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁a ▁Christ - like ▁manner . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Q & A ▁program , ▁when ▁question ed ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁att itudes ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Christian ▁Lob by ▁towards ▁hom osex ual ity , ▁including ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" like ▁sm oking ", ▁J ensen ▁said , ▁" As ▁far ▁as ▁I ▁can ▁see ▁by ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁facts , ▁the ▁lif es pan ▁of ▁pract ising ▁g ays ▁is ▁significantly ▁shorter ▁than ▁the ▁ordinary , ▁so - called , ▁heter osex ual ▁man . ▁I ▁think ▁that ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁case . ▁Now ▁what ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁do ▁is ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁why ▁this ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁comp ass ion ate ▁and ▁objective ▁way ." ▁J ensen ▁was ▁question ed ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁hom osex ual ▁Christian ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁cont empl ated ▁suic ide ▁about ▁what ▁he ▁would ▁say ▁to ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁that ▁position . ▁It ▁was ▁stated ▁by ▁a ▁panel ▁member , ▁journalist ▁Anna ▁Cre an , ▁that ▁J ensen ' s ▁position ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁influence ▁and ▁that ▁people , ▁by ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁being ▁made ▁to ▁feel ▁ost rac ised , ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁" self - dest ruction ". ▁J ensen ▁was ▁then ▁offered ▁by ▁a ▁youth ▁worker ▁in ▁the ▁audience ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁suffering ▁of ▁young ▁hom osex ual ▁people ▁resulting ▁from ▁comments