Fewer Americans view homosexuality as a sin
Americans’ acceptance of gays and lesbians is continuing to grow, with a new poll showing that just over a third of Americans view homosexuality as a sin, down from 44 percent a year earlier.
The statistical trend reported by LifeWay Research, which was founded by the Southern Baptist Convention, was released just as a pastor who was to give the inaugural benediction for President Obama withdrew from the program over an antigay sermon he gave 20 years ago.
Pastor Louie Giglio of Atlanta bowed out on January 10 after a liberal group discovered a sermon he preached in the 1990s in which he denounced the gay rights movement and advocated efforts to turn gays straight.
