I don't think that quoting Leviticus ("Homosexuals should be put to death") is spreading the "Good News" as Jesus would have us do.
But you disagree?
If I am not mistaken, Leviticus also prohibits cursing your parents, and carries the same punishment. Do you think that youth outreach programs should use this Old Testament punishment as a way for children to see the light?
That would not be my first choice of passages to read to a 4-year-old, no.
But among adults, I see no reason not to discuss the Bible in its entirety.
Don't let `em cherrypick BUMP!
Two comments.
One, has that Old Testament punishment been historically enforced since, oh, Revolutionary War times? What precedent is there?
Two, maybe such a punishment would have been very useful during the student riots of the 60s--since the implicit question I got out of your remarks was, how often have their been "kid pride" marches demanding the right to rebel against parents? (Just kidding!)