Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? A Positive Christian Response (Revised and Updated) by Letha Dawson Scanzoni

Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? A Positive Christian Response (Revised and Updated) Reviews

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  Melanie

  This is the best (evangelical?) Christian apologetic for positive full inclusion of gays and lesbians into the church that I've read. Originally published in the late 1980s--there's a revised second edition from the 1990s. It takes Scripture seriously while thoroughly examining the human experience, social concerns and scientific research at hand. It is also very compassionate towards the many different voices in the debate.
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  Sarah Rigg

  I read an older edition of this in 1990 when I was writing a paper for high school about whether gay people should be able to marry and be ministers/priests. I was very conflicted because I had several out gay friends but had been raised a fundamentalist Christian. I appreciated the nuances of this book then and appreciate them even more in retrospect.
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  Kenneth

  This book is a must read for anyone who has grown up gay and struggling to come to terms with it all and make sense of balancing a relationship with the church in any way, shape or form. I loved the way this book is written with no-nonsense ways to understand the fine balance gays/Christians have with one another, and unfortunately many times too often clash head on.
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  Corey

  For the love of people, everyone needs to read this book. The way they look at homosexuality and the biblical evidence they used to support it will open the eyes of every person, Christian or not and regardless of how they feel about homosexuals. Everyone needs to read this book.
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  Dan

  Well-written, with careful and thorough research. Society has come a long way since this was published in 1978, and still has a long way to go. It was interesting to read in retrospect the arguments I lived through and experienced at the time.
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  Harvey Cottrell

  A historic first! A must read. This book was written at a time when literally no one would discuss the various ways sexuality and spirituality intersect, let alone dare speak loudly and proud the word homosexual.
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  Ramón

  The authors contribute an essential voice in the debate about homosexuality in Christianity. Agree or disagree, this is an exegetical contribution that must be taken into account on this issue.