LEADER 03784nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910973042003321 005 20250918014311.0 010 $a1-280-94712-8 010 $a9786610947126 010 $a0-8135-3926-9 010 $a1-4294-0239-3 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813539263 035 $a(CKB)1000000000464991 035 $a(EBL)1021850 035 $a(OCoLC)71844508 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109346 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11129597 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109346 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10068672 035 $a(PQKB)11620468 035 $a(DE-B1597)529263 035 $a(OCoLC)1121057321 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813539263 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1021850 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000464991 100 $a20050711d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$a"Be not deceived" $ethe sacred and sexual struggles of gay and ex-gay Christian men /$fMichelle Wolkomir 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages) 311 0 $a0-8135-3821-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tPrologue --$tPart I. The Cultural Origins and Biographical Paths of the Dilemma --$tPart II. The Resolution of Dilemmas and the Transformative Process --$tAppendix --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aHomosexuality 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. In 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. One organization-the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches-believes that God made people gay to suit divine purposes. Changing one's sexuality is therefore impossible and a defiance of God. In contrast, Exodus International preaches that homosexuality is a sin and a symptom of disordered psychological development-one that can be cured through redemptive prayer. By comparing participant experiences in these ministries, Wolkomir explores the paths and processes by which members learn to become gay or ex-gay Christians. Through careful analysis of the groups' ideologies, interactions, and symbolic resources, Be Not Deceived goes far beyond the obvious differences between the ministries to uncover their similarities, namely that both continue to define heterosexuality as the normative and dominant lifestyle. 606 $aChristian gay men$xReligious life 606 $aChristian gay men$xSexual behavior 606 $aGay Christians$2homoit$3https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0000483 606 $aEx-gay movement$2homoit$3https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0000411 615 0$aChristian gay men$xReligious life. 615 0$aChristian gay men$xSexual behavior. 615 7$aGay Christians. 615 7$aEx-gay movement. 676 $a261.8 676 $a261.8/357662 676 $a261.8357662 700 $aWolkomir$b Michelle$f1966-$01847982 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973042003321 996 $a"Be not deceived"$94434148 997 $aUNINA