There is light at the end of the tunnel. There is an interesting study by California-based research firm The Bama Group regarding the attitudes of American youth toward modern-day Christianity, and it's not good. According to the study, the vast majority of Americans 16-29 are turned off by the church because of its hatred toward gay people. They feel modern-day Christianity is judgmental, hypocritical, and anti-gay.

Of non-Christians, 91% said Christianity was anti-gay, 87% said it was judgmental, and 85% said it was hypocritical. Even among active church goers, 80% said it was anti-gay, 52% said it was judgmental, and 47% said it was hypocritical. Many young people don't even like to call themselves Christians because of the negative baggage attached to it. They prefer labels like "follower of Christ."

This is bad news for modern Christianity because these young people are the future. As long as the church continues its vitriolic hatred of gays, it will become less and less appealing to this future generation of Christians. Case in point is this ad for traditionalvalues.org:

Jesus NEVER SAID ONE WORD ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY in the Bible. Not one. Anyone who has read the Gospels knows that he preached against the religious establishment. He treated those who were considered sinners with love and respect.

For years, I have stated that modern-day Christianity has abandoned the principles of Christ. All they are concerned about is condemning others, raising a lot of money, and getting involved in politics. Kind of sounds like the religious establishment of Jesus' day.