{"id":8551,"date":"2014-07-03T10:58:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T14:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/?p=8551"},"modified":"2014-07-03T10:58:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T14:58:48","slug":"im-interviewed-in-america-magazine-about-gay-and-catholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/2014\/07\/im-interviewed-in-america-magazine-about-gay-and-catholic.html","title":{"rendered":"I’m Interviewed in America Magazine About “Gay and Catholic”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

and vocation, the Eucharist, why we should all care less about the Pope, etc etc:<\/p>\n

You describe this book as a work of \u201cvocational discernment for gay Christians.\u201d Why did you write it? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, there really wasn\u2019t anything quite like it out there. There are a few good books on personal experiences of being gay and Christian, written in a way that\u2019s faithful to historical Christian teaching on sexuality, but there wasn\u2019t anything that was focused on the different paths that one\u2019s life could take. There are really good personal stories in a couple of books by Wesley Hill<\/a> and Melinda Selmys<\/a>, and I talk about them in my new book. What I wanted to do was show that there\u2019s a huge diverse range of options for you. The first part of the book is a personal story, but then the rest of it goes through a lot of different paths: devoted friendship, service to your family of origin, service to people in need, service to your community \u2014 basically a lot of different ways you can have a life that is fruitful, loving, that is surrounded by people who love and care for you.<\/p>\n

Who is your audience? <\/strong><\/p>\n

The primary target audience is actual gay Christians who are trying to figure out what their lives are going to look like, and then anyone who wants to make the churches more welcoming for gay and lesbian members.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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and vocation, the Eucharist, why we should all care less about the Pope, etc etc: You describe this book as a work of \u201cvocational discernment for gay Christians.\u201d Why did you write it? Well, there really wasn\u2019t anything quite like it out there. 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