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“But as I became more aware of same-sex relationships, I couldn’t understand why they were supposed to be sinful, or why the Bible apparently condemned them. With most sins, it wasn’t hard to pinpoint the damage they cause. Adultery violates a commitment to your spouse. Lust objectifies others. Gossip degrades people. But committed same-sex relationships didn’t fit this pattern. Not only were they not harmful to anyone, they were characterized by positive motives and traits instead, like faithfulness, commitment, mutual love, and self-sacrifice.”
― God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
― God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
“Christians throughout history have affirmed that lifelong celibacy is a spiritual gift and calling, not a path that should be forced upon someone.”
― God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
― God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
“The failure of reorientation therapy is why the "ex-gay" ministry Exodus International shut down in 2013. It places gay Christians who adhere to the traditional biblical interpretation in an agonizing, irresolvable tension. In order to truly flee from sin as well as the temptation to sin, they must constantly attempt what has proven impossible: to reconstitute themselves so they are no longer sexual beings at all.”
― God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
― God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
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