William P. Campbell (1) (1957–)

For many on the conservative side of the debate, compassion toward the homosexual feels like a compromise of biblical truth. Bill Campbell, a Presbyterian pastor in North Carolina, aims this book at church congregations and leaders who would like to demonstrate Christ's love to struggling people, without compromising that truth.

Early in the book, Campbell defines the errors of the two extremes — the gay bashing church and the gay affirming church — as well as the large group of congregations which are "often either too afraid or too apathetic to take a stand either way."

The gay bashing church, Campbell writes, compromises on grace for the sake of truth; the gay affirming church makes the opposite error, compromising on truth for the sake of grace. Campbell proposes a third way.

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