Gay Christian Books

Contents:

• THE GAY GOSPEL?
• THE GAY GOSPEL? HOW PRO-GAY ADVOT MISREAD THE BIBLE
• THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND
• THE GAY GOSPEL, FIRST EDN (7 RULTS)
• AN EX-GAY SPEAKS OUT
• 9780692283196 - THE GAY GOSPEL: A SURVIVAL GUI FOR GAY 20SOMETHGS AMERI TODAY BY ZIRILLI, JT LE (15 RULTS)
• THE GAY GOSPEL‪?‬
• THE GAY GOSPEL?: HOW PRO-GAY ADVOT MISREAD THE BIBLE
• GAY CHRISTIAN BOOKS
• GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN
• FROM THE ARCHIV: THE GAY-HAT' GOSPEL
• 40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)

THE GAY GOSPEL?

In a biblil manner, Dallas exam believers’ personal rpons and the need for bold love and mment as theybee faiar wh the movement’s background and beliefsstudy a clear, scriptural rponse to each beliefextend Christ’s love to those livg the homosexual liftyleThis rource is an important one for those who have been unsure how to rpond to the growg acceptance of homosexualy the evangelil muny. He is the founr of Genis Biblil Solutns Tt, California, and has wrten six books on human sexualy om a Christian perspective, cludg such thorative rourc as the btsellg Dir Conflict, The Complete Christian Gui to Unrstandg Homosexualy, and The...

THE GAY GOSPEL? HOW PRO-GAY ADVOT MISREAD THE BIBLE

D., Coral Ridge Mistri"To be ught the trap of homosexualy is difficult enough, but to be held ptive a strong ln of a false gospel requir the strong arm of tth.

THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND

" —Bob Davi, former Executive Director, Exod Internatnal—North Ameri"Joe Dallas' new book, The Gay Gospel?, is a mt read for anyone seekg tth regardg pro-gay theology and reachg those bound by same-genr attractn. Once aga, Joe has thoroughly and clearly prented biblil tths while offerg practil steps and tools to be more effective evangelizg the gay muny.

THE GAY GOSPEL, FIRST EDN (7 RULTS)

Ultimately, the ntent of Joe's book cements the fact that the entire issue of homosexualy is really about the Lordship of J Christ and the thory of Scripture. " —Pastor Phillip Lee, Executive Director, His Way Out Mistri"As a pastor of a church the heart of the gay and lbian muny of San Diego, I am very pleased to remend Joe Dallas' book, The Gay Gospel? Joe Dallas experienced firsthand the ceptn of ung "Gay" wh "Gospel" and this book sheds light on this prevalent, misleadg theology that believ beg actively gay and Christian are patible.

In a sensive approach - balanced, yet very straightforward - Dallas provis the tools to munite tth to those who have adopted a pro-gay gospel.

In a biblil manner, Dallas exam believers' personal rpons and the need for bold love and mment as theybee faiar wh the movement's background and beliefsstudy a clear, scriptural rponse to each beliefextend Christ's love to those livg the homosexual liftyleThis rource is an important one for those who have been unsure how to rpond to the growg acceptance of homosexualy the evangelil muny. He is the founr of Genis Biblil Solutns Tt, California, and has wrten six books on human sexualy om a Christian perspective, cludg such thorative rourc as the btsellg Dir Conflict, The Complete Christian Gui to Unrstandg Homosexualy, and The Gay Gospel? "Joe Dallas' new book, The Gay Gospel?, is a mt read for anyone seekg tth regardg pro-gay theology and reachg those bound by same-genr attractn.

AN EX-GAY SPEAKS OUT

To be ught the trap of homosexualy is difficult enough, but to be held ptive the snare of the “strong ln” of a false gospel requir the stronger arm of tth.

” But I tst that as we build relatnships wh gay iends and ve them to our hom and to our liv, they will see the te muny of which they have only dreamed.

As you build relatnships wh gay iends, ve them to your life that they may hear the gospel, but also let them see portrayed through the life of your lol church. He craved for fellowship om a lol age 23, Dallas found himself an adultero affair wh a iend's wife and homosexual relatnship wh the owner of a gay bar. J died not jt for the heterosexual but for the homosexual as well, " thought began to regularly attend this church, but somethg kept gnawg at him.

9780692283196 - THE GAY GOSPEL: A SURVIVAL GUI FOR GAY 20SOMETHGS AMERI TODAY BY ZIRILLI, JT LE (15 RULTS)

Acrdg to Dallas, here are some classic relig arguments that many proponents of the Christian Gay movement e:Argument One: "I'm a Born-Aga Gay"Dallas' Rponse: This argument is illogil that assum that if one is a Christian, and, therefore, loved by God, then what one do--no matter what is-- mt be all right God's sight. Here are a few exampl:Pro-Gay Argument: "The Bible is a good book, but nservative Christians pick and choose which of s vers they take lerally.

" Dallas' Rponse: Listen to any nservative preachers who stands agast homosexualy, and you will also hear him standg agast heterosexual ss.

Rather, is drawn om five specific vers -- two found the Old Ttament and three the New -- as well as on a general overview of the only form of sexual exprsn nsistently mend throughout Scripture: heterosexual Argument: "General wickedns, not homosexualy, was the s of Sodom. But light of the number of men willg to jo the rape, and the many other referenc -- both biblil and extrabiblil -- to Sodom's sexual ss, 's likely that homosexualy was wily practiced among the Sodom. His book, When Homosexualy Hs Home: What to Do When a Loved One Says They're Gay giv add advice on how to Gay Gospel mostly addrs the pro-gay movement and s affect on the Church.

THE GAY GOSPEL‪?‬

Whether or not we have to face the nsequenc will largely be termed by the succs of the pro-gay movement wh the church, a movement that, if not nonted, will succed. belief, bisexual, christian, christiany, church, fah, gay, homosexualy, tersex, lbian, lgbt, non-bary, queer, relign, relig, transgenr-trans. This was rponse to another review by a self-nfsed "unselor", but as a mother of a practicg homosexual son, I would enurage parents, to not give up, (or give ), stead, endure.

Do not be ceived: Neher the sexually immoral nor idolaters, nor adulterers nor male prostut nor homosexual offenrs nor thiev nor the greedy nor dnkards nor slanrers nor swdlers will her the kgdom of God? Havg e om the Gay Christian muny himself, he is thoroughly knowledgeable their arguments, ratnale, and the mistreatement they have endured. He scrib his own ner stggl as he attempted to rencile his homosexual sir wh his Christian fah, and how he ultimately me to the ncln that he was livg ntradictn to God's sir for him.

THE GAY GOSPEL?: HOW PRO-GAY ADVOT MISREAD THE BIBLE

In "The Gay Gospel, " Dallas also nstantly urg the church to addrs the issue of homosexualy and mistry to those who stggle wh homosexual sir a passnate and supportive way. He hs the nail on the head wh this remark about how the church needs to be able to lend 's support to homosexuals: "If we fail them when they need our support, we have no exce to be surprised when they abandon biblil ethics altogether and bee our most boistero crics. Joe Dallas, the thor of The Gay Gospel, prents a very thoughtful, helpful perspective for a Christian rear tryg to unrstand what the Bible really says about homosexualy.

Havg been a homosexual himself and e out of the liftyle, Dallas has a valuable si perspective on the hurt and vastatn he saw and experienced. Dallas prents exampl of dialog and discsn on how the rear n answer qutns and addrs the subject of homosexualy a non-nontatnal, lovg manner.

For those who hold a tradnal view regardg homosexualy, this book, far om 'gay bashg', is a passnate and thought-provokg prentatn of a very difficult issue facg our culture today.

GAY CHRISTIAN BOOKS

Feelg the tensn between his unrstandg of the Bible and the realy of his same-sex orientatn, V voted years of tensive rearch to what the Bible says about homosexualy. Unique s affirmatn of both an orthodox fah and sexual diversy, God and the Gay Christian is likely to spark heated bate, scere soul searchg, even wispread cultural change. Not only is a pellg terpretatn of key biblil texts about same-sex relatns, is also the story of a young man navigatg relatnships wh his fay, his hometown church, and the Christian church at large as he exprs what means to be a fahful gay Christian.

V hg his entire argument on the ancient cultural unrstandg of what “homosexualy” is, assertg that Biblil thors unrstood sexual orientatn differently than we do morn tim. Most tragilly, tryg to acmodate homosexualy the ntext of human image-bearg of God, V has pletely adulterated the gospel of Christ - that is, the radil, remptive, transformg work of sanctifitn the life of the sner, through the atong sacrifice of J Christ.

GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN

Geni Pictur (“Mrs Lowry & Son, ” “Good Luck To You, Leo Gran”) has optned Emmett Monterey’s acclaimed memoir “Go the Way Your Blood Beats” – about growg up gay and disabled 1980s London – for TV adaptatn. At his mastream school, teachers refe to schle his class on the ground floor, and at his llege for disabled stunts, he’s told he will be expelled if the mors are te, if he’s gay.

"Unr the headg 'Protts, ' one paragraph discs gay rights California and unr the headg 'Court Cas, ' there are two paragraphs that discs the urt s that allowed gay marriage California. "She said a supplemental rource lists Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist and polician who was assassated 1978, along wh San Francis Mayor Gee Mosne.

Milk was believed to be the first openly gay person elected to public office board voted 3-2 on May 16 to reject the curriculum, wh some board members claimg there was not enough parental volvement the creatn procs and makg ments attackg Milk.

FROM THE ARCHIV: THE GAY-HAT' GOSPEL

"The meetg me jt days after the board voted for a send time to block social studi curriculum that mentned issue first blew up at a meetg last month, when the school board majory qutned whether Milk, who was the first openly gay man to hold public office the state of California, should be clud supplemental materials when teachg civil rights to 4th gra ncern revolv around reports that Milk, when his 30s, had a relatnship wh a 16-year-old boy. Whe southern gospel mic seems like a strange source of pleasure for a "gay, secular humanist amic, " as Douglas Harrison intifi himself (17).

In 2003, gospel sger Kirk Talley was "outed" when the FBI arrted a man who attempted to blackmail Talley wh suggtive photographs he shared on a gay web se. First, how n a homosexual nonbeliever like Harrison, who as a youth was a "Southern Baptist sissy, " who dreamed of beg a southern gospel star until he me out and suffered the nsequenc for dog so by a reprsive relig culture, still fd ecstatic "glory-rollg joy" southern gospel mic? Dpe his clear disda for the homophobia, fundamentalism, and, at tim, racism lurkg beneath the surface of whe southern gospel, he do not bee polemil or "substute one set of moral dogmas for another.

40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)

If racism and distct unrstandgs of gospel mic's meang and purpose have rerced s separatn as genr, whe and black gospel n, neverthels, fd mon ground wh their shared tradns of homophobia. Then Sgs My Soul was released jt one month before Anthony Heilbut's The Fan Who Knew Too Much, portns of which open a door to what he lls the "secret closet" of gays black gospel mic. The tend dienc of each book may not overlap but they both expose the hypocrisy of the gay-gospel paradox nservative Christian culture and, hopefully, will force broar bate.

His immersn the gospel world exposed him to the genre's "fay secret": gay people formed the heart and soul of black gospel mic while the fundamentalism of church and clergy kept them the closet.