Lifeway.com offers some interesting research as to how prospective attenders view a church based on its teachings about whether homosexual behavior is sinful. As might be expected, the religious background of the individuals has a large impact on whether they view opposition to the practice of homosexuality as a positive or negative for a church. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/6fbhn4 Lifeway.com is associated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
Catholics are more likely than Protestants to say that homosexual behavior is not sinful. Overall, teaching the sinfulness of homosexual conduct is a negative to 32% while 29% said such teaching would be a positive influence in helping them decide to visit a particular church. Among those who identified themselves as evangelical, born-again, or fundamentalist, 50% said they would be more likely to attend a church who saw homosexual behavior as sinful while only 21% said such teaching would be a negative. Of course, the bottom line is that we should be seeking to please God instead of man, so poll results like this are interesting statistics, but they count for nothing in the thinking of faithful Christians about what is right or wrong.
Also, surf on over to the Apologetics Press website (www.apologeticspress.org) and click on the E-books link in the left column. You'll find a variety of book-length material available for free download in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format. These books have been available for sale in printed book format in the past (some still are). Apologetics Press is located in Montgomery, Alabama. It operates under the oversight of an eldership of a Church of Christ in South Florida.
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