In Can Homophobia Be Cured? Bruce Hilton focuses on the difficult questions Christians raise about the deeply divisive issue of homosexuality: – What if the real sin is not homosexuality but homophobia – fear and hatred of lesbians and gay men? – What will the church do with the growing scientific evidence that same-sex orientation is neither an illness now a matter of choice? – What will the church do with the increasing realization that gays and lesbians are not a ‘they’ but a ‘we,’ including devout and dedicated laypeople and clergy; our children, sisters and brothers; and people worshipping beside us in the pew?
