Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?
Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality

I grew up in a devout Christian family. In high school, after falling in love with a female friend, I came out to my parents. Soon afterward, deeply wounded by the church's treatment of LGBTQ folks and seething at Christian hypocrisy, I left the faith in pursuit of secular, liberal acceptance. It's......more

This might be recency bias, but this is currently my favorite book I’ve read on this subject. She has a wonderful balance between exegesis, story telling and a presentation of Jesus that is compelling. I wanted to know Jesus more because of this book.......more

As a general rule, if Rebecca McLaughlin writes a new book, I order it straight away. This is definitely a book worth reading, particularly in a modern age where there are all kinds of modern takes on the bible, seeking to refute the position that the church has held for two millenia. Rebecca does a......more

This has been a lovely and encouraging little book to read. I believe it’s written to be both appropriately academic and deeply personal, with the author sharing her personal struggles with same-sex attraction. Each chapter is small and manageable but goes in depth on each view and opposing argument......more

So much help packed into such a short book. McLaughlin is a model for how to talk about this topic. She’s kind and truthful. She walks through the topic from personal experience but follows scripture as her guide. She presents all the major claims for affirming same-sex sex and shows how each goes ag......more