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Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Again, jlogajan, you are wading into areas with which you may not be familiar. Yes, many sins described in the Old Testament of the Bible prescribed death as a punishment. Homosexual conduct was one of them; adultery was another; incest was another. Christians believe that God chose a people a long time ago (the Jews), into whom to pound a moral code. The pounding process was long and hard, and people resisted (though those that did not led, on average, far happier and better lives). Christians further believe that God sent Christ to this earth to establish a new and everlasting covenant between Him and us earthlings. Under this covenant, sins were to be forgiven (with true repentance). Homosexuality (the conduct, that is) is still a sin for Christians, but no longer punishable by death. Just as the adulteress in the New Testament was forgiven by Jesus with an admonishment to sin no more.