A review by forlornmelody
God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships by Matthew Vines

5.0

Matthew Vines takes the theology and hermeneutic of James V. Brownson's Bible, Gender, Sexuality, and makes them accessible to every day Christians. He also writes from the perspective of what I would call an evangelical lay person, who also happens to be LGBT. While Vines doesn't expand much on what Brownson wrote, he did make (or at least paraphrase) arguments against the most common rhetoric I see in "welcoming but not affirming" churches: that gay Christians are welcome as long as they are celibate. He also names several resources and ministries for LGBT Christians, including his own, and a calls to action for queer Christian and their allies. I highly recommend this book to any practicing Christian.