I love Osama, Obama and everyone else?

I have started my second graduate level theology class. This semester is focused humanity, angels and the work of the Holy Spirit. The professor, Steve Tracy, who happens to be my brother-in-law(so I will refer to him at "Steve" because I can and he knows that there is no intended disrespect in that) is a theologian, author, missionary, husband, father, professor...etc. When I was debating about starting seminary and still one of the concerns I have had about pursuing this degree is the "in theory" syndrome people can get when they are learning about lots of good things but are not implementing any of them. I do not want to become this person. Something Steve said in class and I'm sure will repeat is "God FORBID that I am strictly a theoretical theologian".
With that in mind, we were talking about IOG (image of God) in class. In the reading, in Steve's lecture and in our discussion the Holy Spirit made a few things became VERY clear...almost painfully so.
If all mankind is made in the IOG and that even in the fall that still remains (though somewhat changed)what should my attitude be to something that God fearfully and wonderfully made in HIS image?
Homosexuals, Terrorists, baby killers, racists, abusers, self absorbed teenagers (my particular area of ministry), atheists, etc. all are made in the same image that I am.
It is easy to say love all people cause God says to or because God does and I want to follow Him but we are now talking about the very essence of all people. God made them in His image! That's a pretty big deal.
Am I a theoretical theologian?
To what extent do I allow this truth to impact my life? Do I sometimes wish harm to people that belong to groups that I listed above? Yes. I can't recall how many times I have been in conversations with people about killing Osama Bin Laden or wishing someone would. Probably not the way God would like me thinking or talking about someone made in His image. What about people I come in contact with on a daily basis that maybe do not belong to one of those groups but are not Christians and/or are part of another "group" that I or society places them in?
What about people across the world or in my own city who suffer through persecution or are suffering through injustices? What about them?

Sometimes I grow impatient with myself. I am thick headed. I have to learn things many times before it sinks in. You have to sit me down like a 5 year old and spell it out sometimes. I guess it is comforting to know that many of the disciples were the same way...but not really.

God has a lot of work to do with me!