text:  Now, from a Christian perspective, the Creator showed mercy and forgiveness to sinful man despite his wickedness. Therefore, we should be tolerant of the person of our fellow man, even when he acts wickedly. But this is to be distinguished from validating or normalizing perverse behavior or other violations of what our founders referred to as the law of nature and nature's God. You see, as creatures, we have no authority to declare to be right what the Creator has declared to be wrong.