preface: I am a Christian and I am absolutely NOT a fan of the rabid pro-homosexual agenda.
That being said, as I was thinking about this issue, a question came to my mind that I think is worth asking:
“Would you ban a boy or girl from coming to your church’s youth group if you discovered he/she was living a homosexual lifestyle?”
In other words, “Is there a sexual-preference litmus test that will determine whether or not one is worthy of attending your church? Is the sin of homosexuality greater or more egregious than the other typical sins that we all commit on any given day?”
I believe it is. Except for Sodom and Gomorrah God has never destroyed 2 cities and all their inhabitants with fire and brimstone because of one exceptionally egregious sin. Also, Romans ch 1 makes it clear that the primary reason that God destroyed the antediluvian world and all it's people except for Noah's family with a global flood was it's almost universal homosexual debauchery.
He may not rain down fire and brimstone down on the US as He did on Sodom and Gomorrah, but a rain of nuclear warheads, or even a prolonged series of natural disasters (tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, new incurable diseases, etc) would serve the same purpose.
Of course not. But at the same time you have to protect the other kids in the group from potential harm. We do not condone any sexual activity in our youth group - homo, hetero or other - a close eye would be kept and our youth pastor would take immediate action if there were any hints of such a thing in the group. If a kid were in the group that was active in such a lifestyle I suspect they would not last very long. Depends on how deep he or she is under Satan's influence. They would definitely be exposed to the truth about homosexuality while they were with us - I would hope that they would be drawn by the Spirit to repentance and eternal protection against Satan's lies. Youth pastors / directors have the toughest job in the church - Satan is attacking our kids far more aggressively than he is attacking us. Pray for them and those who are called to lead them in the church.