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| Introduction: Does Jesus Love Me? | |
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| Doubting | |
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| Beginnings: In the Capital of Christian America: Nashville, Tennessee | |
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| The Agnostics: New York; Bangor, Maine | |
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| Josh Cook: "My Christianity became a vague spiritual notion." | |
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| Yes, Jesus Hates You: Westboro Baptist Church: Topeka, Kansas | |
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| The Power and the Story: The Scandal of the Harding University Queer Press: Searcy, Arkansas | |
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| Struggling | |
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| Exit Strategy, Part I: Exodus International's Reorientation Ministry: Orlando, Florida; Irvine, California | |
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| Exit Strategy, Part II: A Visit to an Exodus Group: Kirkland, Washington | |
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| John Smid: "Things I've taught have been wounding." | |
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| Freedom to Marry: Jake and Elizabeth Buechner: A city in the northern United States | |
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| Choosing Celibacy: Kevin Olson: St. Paul, Minnesota | |
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| Ted Haggard: "I am being resurrected." | |
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| The Ministry Is the Closet: Ben Dubow: Hartford, Connecticut | |
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| Agreeing to Disagree: The Evangelical Covenant Church: Chicago | |
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| Benjamin L. Reynolds: "Brothers, I think the church needs a season of prayer." | |
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| What Price, Unity? First United Lutheran Church: San Francisco | |
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| Reconciling | |
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| New Community: The Gay Christian Network: Raleigh, North Carolina | |
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| David Johnson: "My answer is always the same: God loves you no matter what." | |
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| Keeping It Together: The Schert Family: Valdosta, Georgia | |
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| Return of the Exiles: Lianna Carrera and Jennifer Knapp: Hollywood, California; Nashville, Tennessee | |
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| Mary Glasspool: "God said to me: I am bigger than the church." | |
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| A House of Prayer for All People: The Metropolitan Community Church: San Francisco; Las Vegas | |
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| Feels Like Home: Highlands Church: Denver | |
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| Hoping | |
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| I Think God Understands: Gideon Eads Kingman, Arizona | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Acknowledgments | |