Sentence:  "Some Christians believe the Bible tells us that homosexuals are <WSD>sinners</WSD>. The current trend of increased acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community is distressing to these Christians who sincerely want to follow the Bible.." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A person who sins or has sinned by the action or identity indicated or previously mentioned