In Can Homophobia Be Cured? Bruce Hilton focuses on the difficult questions Christians raise about the deeply divisive issue of homosexu-ality:

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 nor 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 worshiping beside us in the pew?