Be Not Deceived – The Sacred and Sexual Struggles of Gay and Ex–gay Christian M…

Be not DeceivedThe Sacred and Sexual Struggles of Gay and Ex-gay Christian Men\nAuthor(s): Michelle Wolkomir\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813538228, 978-0813538228\nSynopsis\nHomosexuality has become increasingly accepted in mainstream America over the past two decades. Yet despite indications of progress that can be found everywhere from academia to popular culture, gay men and women remain the target of much discrimination and stigma, particularly within conservative Christianity.\n\nIn Be Not Deceived, Michelle Wolkomir explores the difficult dilemma that gay Christians face in their attempts to reconcile their religious and sexual identities. She introduces the ideologies and practices of two alternative and competing ministries that offer solutions for Christians who experience homosexual desire.\n\nOne organization-the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches-believes that .