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A review by dsullivan
Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee
5.0
I think this is a book that every Christian should read. Not everyone will reach the same conclusion at the end of the book, and the author expects that; but if it's read with an open mind, it will definitely make a difference for the better.
A couple of weeks ago, I replied to a tweet about God loving queerness by saying "From what I've read in the Bible, God does not approve of practicing homosexuality." A friend replied "If you are interested in evaluating your beliefs on this, I recommend this book." I fully expected to read a wishy-washy argument that God was okay with gay relationships, based solely on a discounting of biblical authority. Instead, the author surprised me. His goal was to please God, not to twist the Bible or Christianity to his own liking. Everything presented in the book was well researched and well reasoned. He doesn't pretend to know all of the answers, but he definitely enlightened me on many facets of the issue.
I can't recommend this book highly enough.
A couple of weeks ago, I replied to a tweet about God loving queerness by saying "From what I've read in the Bible, God does not approve of practicing homosexuality." A friend replied "If you are interested in evaluating your beliefs on this, I recommend this book." I fully expected to read a wishy-washy argument that God was okay with gay relationships, based solely on a discounting of biblical authority. Instead, the author surprised me. His goal was to please God, not to twist the Bible or Christianity to his own liking. Everything presented in the book was well researched and well reasoned. He doesn't pretend to know all of the answers, but he definitely enlightened me on many facets of the issue.
I can't recommend this book highly enough.