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Megan Mooney
No, this book is anything but homophobic. This book is about a woman's belief system changing. Read it, and decide for yourself. You don't have to agree with it.
Kelsey
Yep, it’s about a gay woman who forced herself to pursue a male in order to stop being shunned by her family. It’s a terrible life “lesson” and most unchristian thing ever. Hating love is a terrible thing.
NafizaIsAddictive
Homophobia is a fear of homosexuals. Disagreeing with a homosexual/homosexual issues isn't homophobia.
That being said this is a woman's biography and has to be read first hand.
That being said this is a woman's biography and has to be read first hand.
Foxylula
Yes, very. She decides that homosexuality is a sin so yes it is homophobic. You can sugarcoat it as much as you want by claiming to book is about "loving God" and "walking with Jesus" and all that, but it doesn't change the fact that her overall message is that it's wrong to be gay.
Core
I am both a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and an active member of my church.. and I can confirm that this book is toxic af, and very homophobic. I do not recommend this to any LGBTQ+ member. The only people who like this book are the straight people who know literally nothing about the LGBTQ+ community.
Kim Noble Calhoun
Far from that! It's her testimony of how God brought her into His love and changed everything about her life.
Jordan Barclay
Homosexual desire exists because sin does
There are many who, while reading, won’t understand gayness as something possible of being in the past tense. It is either who you are, or what you have never been. To this, I disagree.
My gay community was indeed lifeless, they were what I had been, dead.
I loved her, but according to God, our love was according to death
Yes, undeniably so, and the fact that people here are believing its not only shows how toxic this community can plunder in the name of their Lord.
There are many who, while reading, won’t understand gayness as something possible of being in the past tense. It is either who you are, or what you have never been. To this, I disagree.
My gay community was indeed lifeless, they were what I had been, dead.
I loved her, but according to God, our love was according to death
Yes, undeniably so, and the fact that people here are believing its not only shows how toxic this community can plunder in the name of their Lord.
Martin
Yes. I think it's kind of the whole premise.
Terryn Mae Shock
yes, its homophobic. Saying its unnatural to be gay and you must push yourself through it.
Preciosa
I say no. However, it does view a homosexual lifestyle as a sin. If we believe the Bible is true though, we have to accept that it is a biblical fact that a homosexual lifestyle is sinful. However, the beauty of this book is that Jackie notes the difference between living a homosexual lifestyle and being same-sex attracted. She acknowledges that being same-sex attracted is something that people may not be able to control and that THAT is not a sin. She highlights that we all have our own areas of temptation --no sin is greater than the other--, but it's what we do with those temptations that matter. So if you read this book from the viewpoint that living a homosexual lifestyle is a sin, you definitely won't view it as homophobic. However, if you believe it's false that a homosexual lifestyle is a sin and define homosexuality as anything that states that it is, then yes you will by default think this book is homophobic.
Andrew
Yes, it is homophobic, despite the author being herself Same Sex Attracted. Homosexual attraction is associated with death and Hell. She dumps her girlfriend over the phone and regards "the gay community" as "dead". It is possible for Christians who have strong/extreme standards of sexual morality to love, respect and be friends with those who don't live up to those standards but this author thinks you should regard gays and lesbians as "dead". And those of us Christians who have a different interpretation of the six verses from her, she does not regard as Christians.
She argues strongly that singleness is an acceptable option for the Same Sex Attracted Christian but she leaves that to page 117 so, until then, she gives the impression that you should, like her, start a heterosexual relationship. The possibility of any same sex relationship, even non-sexual, is ignored. The relationship between David and Jonathan ("Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women") isn't mentioned.
The only suggestion that the Church might not always be friendly to same sex attracted Christians (duh) is when she acknowledges how hard it can be to be single.
Considering the obvious audience for this is those Christians who are unhappy about their sexuality already, it seems almost designed to push them towards suicidal thoughts.
So yes, it is homophobic.
She argues strongly that singleness is an acceptable option for the Same Sex Attracted Christian but she leaves that to page 117 so, until then, she gives the impression that you should, like her, start a heterosexual relationship. The possibility of any same sex relationship, even non-sexual, is ignored. The relationship between David and Jonathan ("Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women") isn't mentioned.
The only suggestion that the Church might not always be friendly to same sex attracted Christians (duh) is when she acknowledges how hard it can be to be single.
Considering the obvious audience for this is those Christians who are unhappy about their sexuality already, it seems almost designed to push them towards suicidal thoughts.
So yes, it is homophobic.
simran.
yae the woman has developed internal homophobia because of the society around her, obviously the homophobes are gonna support it
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