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NAV Did Your Child Come Out to You? - Parents are never prepared to accept the news that their children are gay. I will never forget that Friday night in December of 1997. NAV
NAV Is My Child Gay or Confused? - When Adam told us he was gay, we thought, "This can't be true, he's just confused". NAV
  Should I Accept My Child's Orientation? - For Patti and I, our first reaction was absolutely not. He is only 16 years old. What does he know about sexual relations? NAV
  Am I Ashamed of My Child or of Myself? - When Adam came out to us, shame was a big word in our lives. I was afraid that people would overlook Adam's wonderful qualities and focus on just one aspect of him ---- his sexual orientation. NAV
  Did My Parents Make Me Gay? - Yes, absolutely, my parents made me gay. They had sex, my mom got pregnant, and bam!...I popped out of the womb - brown hair, brown eyes, and gay! NAV
  Is Homosexuality a Sin? - When it comes to the subject of homosexuality, our religious institutions remind me of the Civil Rights Movement of the 60's. NAV
  Who Can I Talk to About This? - Take comfort, you are only lost for a little while. There is a light at the end of this long, lonely path. NAV
  What is God's Plan? - How does being gay fit in God's plan? This is the hardest question to discuss. The answer will depend on whom you are talking to. NAV
  Why Would My Child Choose to be Gay? - You have just asked an important question. Ironically, once you have exhausted all of the obvious possibilities, you will probably come to understand the absurdity of the question itself. NAV
 
Other Points of Interest		  
  Our Son's Story - Adam was always a bright and happy child. He was also quite stubborn. As his father, I always found that frustrating in one respect, but I also admired it.  
  Hope... How Our Family has Progressed - After learning that Adam was gay, Patti and I were devastated. Our response was typical. We prayed for a miracle.  

 

BOOKS:
The following are books that have helped us move along our path to acceptance. Many of them are spiritual books that helped us understand God's love for all people.

  • Straight Parents, Gay Children - By Robert A. Bernstein
  • Stranger at the Gate - By Mel White
  • How Good Do We Have to Be? - By Harold S. Kushner
  • When We Talk about God let's be Honest - By Kirby Godsey
  • Conversations with God - By Neale Donald Walsch
  • The Preacher's Son - By Marc Adams
  • Is the Homosexual my Neighbor? - By Scanzoni and Mollenkott
  • Love Without Conditions - By Paul Ferrini

VIDEOS:
All of the following videos may be ordered through: www.soulforce.org.
  • How can I be sure that God Loves me too?
  • There's a wideness in God's mercy.
  • The trials of Jimmy Creech
  • The Rhetoric of Intolerance

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