Here we go again.....

unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters - David Kinnaman

According to Kinnaman's Barna study, here are the percentages of people outside the church who think that the following words describe present-day Christianity: * antihomosexual 91% * judgmental 87% * hypocritical 85% * old-fashioned 78% * too political 75% * out of touch with reality 72% * insensitive to others 70% * boring 68% It would be hard to overestimate, says Kinnaman, "how firmly people reject-- and feel rejected by-- Christians" (19). Or think about it this way, he suggests: "When you introduce yourself as a Christian to a friend, neighbor, or business associate who is an outsider, you might as well have it tattooed on your arm: antihomosexual, gay-hater, homophobic. I doubt you think of yourself in these terms, but that's what outsiders think of you" (93). (from Amazon)

I really thought I was going to like this book. I even wnated to like this book. It seemed at first glance like a frank look at the problems with the devisiveness I see in Christianity today.

Until it got to the inevitable "love the gays because God loves them too even though they are misguided" part. I never finished it. It proved the point of the book, I guess, depsite my strong pesonal spiritual convictions, I couldn't get around this. Neither can a lot of people I know.

Would I recommend this book? Perhaps. I borrowed it from the library, so no money went to the authors. I think I have more information for a more informed opinion now, which is always good. grrrr.