New book & website focuses on gay Christians
by Matt | July 10th, 2007 |A Baptist minister who works in the LGBT community has written a new book and created a new website for LGBT Christians.
Received in the email today:
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Rick Brentlinger, Pensacola, FL
http://www.gaychristian101.comFor Immediate Release
Pensacola, FL - http://www.gaychristian101.com announces the publication of a new book, Gay Christian 101 - Spiritual Self-Defense For Gay Christians.
Give the Bible thumpers fits. Use the Bible to prove they’re wrong about gays and lesbians!
This 400 page book, written by a gay fundamental Baptist preacher who now ministers in the GLBT community, strongly affirms and defends gays and lesbians. That evangelicals and fundamentalists can be gay is not news. Evangelical mega-church pastors like Ted Haggard have demonstrated that truth. What is news is that the theological tide is turning. The church is slowly coming to understand that God lovingly affirms committed gay relationships.
In Gay Christian 101, Brentlinger carefully explains the clobber passages in cultural, doctrinal, historical and linguistic context,
defending gays and lesbians based on what the Bible actually says.His conclusions are startling yet wonderful news for the GLBT family. God affirms and blesses committed gay and lesbian relationships which are within the Biblical moral framework.
This book will shake up the traditional views of antigay Christians and may anger some Christians because it confronts their hypocrisy and false teaching about homosexuals. Gay Christian 101 may cause a new Reformation to include gay and lesbian Christians in the spiritual life of the church.
By the time you finish reading this book, you will discover that scripture provides a clear and principled basis for the church to
accept and affirm committed homosexual relationships if the church will listen to God.Gay Christian 101 - Spiritual Self-Defense For Gay Christians is available through:
http://www.gaychristian101.com
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Comments From Readers Of Gay Christian 101:
“I got the book today and am already hooked. I just finished the Sodom chapter. I appreciate how you address the antigay rhetoric that is spewed at us.”
“I appreciate that the book is easy to read and understand and I can see that it will make a lot of anti-gay ministers sweat and cause many of them to rethink how they have been distorting the Bible.”
“I have been blown away by this book. If you are interested in finding out what the Bible really says (and DOESN’T say) about homosexuality, then I highly recommend this book.”
“One of the reasons I find this book so appealing is that its written in a way that makes you want to keep reading more.”
“This is the best book about homosexuality in years. Intelligently defends gay Christians while upholding the authority of Holy Scripture.”
I’ll be getting a copy of Gay Christian 101 and as soon as I’ll get it I’ll be sure to read it and write a review!
Thanks to the author Rick Brentlinger.
3 Responses to “New book & website focuses on gay Christians”
A Google search of the gaychristian101.com domain didn’t turn up any occurrences of the word transgender, Matt.
No big deal…just wondering if this can accurately be called a site for lgbT Christians. =)
By Allyson on Jul 10, 2007
Hi Allyson… Thanks for the comment and for taking a look. I did a very quick look-over on the website and didn’t pay close attention. I just kind of checked it out to see if it was what it said (and not like some weirdo site or porn or something). The author is sending me a copy of the new book, I will read it and write up an in-depth, comprehensive review.
By Matt on Jul 11, 2007