Hi Dan, great article!
I believe we can learn from everyone and anything. This includes outside the church. The church, in my opinion, has its place. I found a lot of bad in church, but a lot of good also. Still, I wouldn't dream of joining one again. Maybe visit sometimes. As far as sexual abomination, the bible Does make it clear that sexual immorality will not be tolerated (Matthew 15:19, Gal. 5:19)

However, it does not outline--to my knowledge, anything dealing with same sex love or the like. I am still not sure. Either way I still believe in treating everyone with respect and decency, regardless.