I’m never sure I’ve preached the Sermon on the Mount correctly until a nonreligious person says, “yes, that makes sense.”
If I understand the Bible correctly, we should make love our aim not religion. Our goal should not be orthodoxy in our belief but a certain depth and breadth in our loving.
And, frankly, if religion isn’t about love, I would rather spend eternity in hell with the lovers than in heavenly mansions with judges and haters.