{"product_id":"blood-on-its-hands-the-church-and-lgbt-youth-paperback","title":"Blood on its hands? The Church and LGBT youth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. A. Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Venn-Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver half of young people between 18-24 in the UK currently identify as \"not exclusively heterosexual.\" Yet a sizable majority of Christian Churches in the UK, US and Australia still refuse to acknowledge the immutability of most LGBT identities or to engage with the lived realities of LGBT people. This apathy - and sometimes downright hostility - creates a toxic environment for some of our most vulnerable young people, leading to isolation, despair and sometimes, tragically, suicide. This poses the question, does the Church have blood on its hands? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood on its Hands? \u003c\/em\u003eshould serve as a wake-up call to take LGBT identities and LGBT mental health seriously, to avoid some of the tragedies highlighted in this book. It is intended to be used as an aid to discussion in worship communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Carol A Shepherd is a published academic and trade author, whose works include \u003cem\u003eBisexuality in the Western Christian Church \u003c\/em\u003e(Palgrave) and \u003cem\u003eBi: the Way, Pastoring Bisexual Christians in Europe \u003c\/em\u003e(EYP). An experienced and engaging public speaker, Carol can be booked for talks and workshops at www.easyyoke.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610775642156,"sku":"9781838162009","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/blood-on-its-hands-the-church-and-lgbt-youth-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}