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| A Note from the Series Editor | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why our fundamental values support, rather than oppose, equality for sexual minorities | |
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| "It is not good for a person to be alone" | |
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| Intimate relationship heals the primary flaw in creation | |
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| "I am asleep but my heart is awake: the voice of my beloved knocks" | |
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| A loving God could never want the "closet" | |
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| "Love your neighbor as yourself | |
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| Love demands authentic compassion for others | |
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| "By the word of God were the heavens made" | |
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| Sexual diversity is natural and part of God's creation | |
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| "Thou shalt not bear false witness" | |
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| Honesty and integrity are sacred; "coming out" is a religious act | |
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| "Justice-justice shall you pursue" | |
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| Inequality is an affront to religions values | |
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| What the "bad verses" really say about homosexuality | |
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| Leviticus | |
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| One form of male intimacy is related to worship of foreign gods | |
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| Sodom | |
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| Cruelty and inhospitality are the "sins of Sodom" | |
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| The Gospels | |
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| What Jesus didn't say about homosexuality | |
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| Romans | |
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| Men not being dominant is a consequence of turning from God | |
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| Corinthians and Timothy | |
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| Christians should not mingle with a pagan, idolatrous, lascivious society | |
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| David and Jonathan | |
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| Love between men in the Bible | |
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| Sexual diversity in Christian theology | |
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| How did we get here from there? | |
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| Why inclusion of sexual minorities is good, not bad, for religious values | |
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| "You shall be holy, for I am holy" | |
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| Equality for LGBT people is good for families, marriage, and sexual ethics | |
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| "When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me" | |
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| The growth of religious values is good for individuals and religious communities | |
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| "Everyone whose spirit moved him brought an offering to God" | |
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| Sexual diversity, like other forms of diversity, enriches religious lives and communities | |
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| "And I have filled him with the spirit of God … to devise subtle works in gold, silver, and brass" | |
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| What is homosexuality for? | |
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| "For nothing in creation can separate you from the love of God" | |
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| Postscript | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Table of Scriptural Authorities | |
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| For Further Reading | |
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| LGBT Religious Organizations | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |