That being said, I would probably only recommend the first half of this book. Of all places for someone to feel loved and cared for, it should be in the church. So I respect his call to the Church to show more compassion and thoughtfulness to people who are gay. I can agree that the church has mishandled these situations and will, unfortunately, probably continue to do so because the church is full of sinners. He is right to say that the church does not do enough to show people who are gay that they are not any lesser of a person and that God does not love them any less than the next heterosexual Christian. However, although it does rightly to inspire our compassion, I would not recommend it for any theological content regarding homosexuality. I think this is a valuable read (if read as a memoir) to hear Justin's story and to truly understand the hearts behind people who are gay Christians. Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays vs Christians Debate
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