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" A 2007 study by the Barna Group, a Christian research firm, asked 16- to 29-year-olds to choose words and phrases to describe present-day Christianity. Among the many choices available to them were positive terms like “offers hope” and “has good values” along with negative terms like “judgmental” and “hypocritical.” Out of all of it—good and bad—the most popular choice was “antihomosexual.” Not only did 91 percent of the non-Christians describe the church this way, but 80 percent of churchgoers did as well. "

Justin Lee , Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate


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Justin Lee quote : A 2007 study by the Barna Group, a Christian research firm, asked 16- to 29-year-olds to choose words and phrases to describe present-day Christianity. Among the many choices available to them were positive terms like “offers hope” and “has good values” along with negative terms like “judgmental” and “hypocritical.” Out of all of it—good and bad—the most popular choice was “antihomosexual.” Not only did 91 percent of the non-Christians describe the church this way, but 80 percent of churchgoers did as well.