Latest 6 Reviews Here is what people are saying about the The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex Relationships
"Biblically sound"
2009-07-11
- Reviewed By User: A2D4HRAA7E0FRQ
This book is excellent for anyone desiring to know what our Lord thinks about us who are gay. A must read.
"Biblical Acceptance"
2009-01-13
- Reviewed By User: A2VR2POIH2YGP3
I purchased this book for my gay son to help him in his spiritual life. He read the book in one evening and said it was very uplifting.
"A must read"
2008-12-26
- Reviewed By User: A22OSU9G3L7Y5M
By far, one of the most comprehensive studies on the topic I have ever read. Be sure to read it with an open mind and an open heart. We are teaching a class at our church using this book as the guide. It is time we let go of the old way of looking at this issue. The study of biology and psychology have come a long way, and now someone has done the Biblical research to companion what we all in our hearts already know. I buy at least 10 a year and give them away as gifts. You will too.
The most unique quality of this book is the chapter "Finding Affirmation in Scripture." While many authors (including myself) focus on the passages that are often misused to condemn homosexuality, Rev. Jeff Miner and John Tyler Connoley go one step further and examine the often overlooked passages where the Bible speaks of same-sex couples in a positive light. I highly recommend this to anyone who has a sense that the Bible doesn't condemn loving, committed, monogamous relationships, but wants to know if it says anything positive.
Justin R. Cannon Author, The Bible, Christianity, & Homosexuality Editor, Sanctified: An Anthology of Poetry by LGBT Christians
"The Love of God Extends to ALL People, Including Gays, Lesbians, and Transgendered"
2008-06-30
- Reviewed By User: A23UEPA4NYTRLQ
I highly recommend this book to pastors/preachers of conservative mainline churches (such as evangelical churches, and especially the Southern Baptist Church, which I feel has lost its way due to its outspokenness on gays, abortion, and stem cell research. The world is lost and the church doors are locked. Please read this book and examine your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus, our Lord. You just might receive a blessing!!!
So many books of this kind seem to leave the biblical testimony and instead focus on extrabiblical data. For conservatives, this is not a very good approach, as the Bible is our only source of absolute truth. This book does a good job of staying on point, and examining the Scriptures through a logical, and sound exegetical approach to interpretation and application. I'm very glad to have purchased this book, and will recommend it to many others.
As one reviewer stated, there is a fear in the latter portions of the book that the authors espouse an overall nullification of any part of the Scriptures that may require any changes or challenges to the individual. But, a careful reading of the authors' perspectives lead to the conclusion of this reader that they do not advocate a relativistic approach to interpretation, but rather, one that is as closely related to Jesus' own approach as can be.
All in all, a very good book. Read it for what it says, and not for what it doesn't, and you'll be fine.
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"Biblically sound"