In a recent PBS Religion & Ethics segment on "Churches & Gay Youth," Pastor Bob Perdue of Old Dominion Baptist Church, an Exodus Church Association church in Bristow, VA, was interviewed by PBS correspondent Lucky Severson. While the segment is generally unbalanced and one-sided in its perspective, Bob responds with a gracious and truthful point of view. In preparing to post this article, I asked Bob to share a little of his personal story: I grew up in church and I grew up struggling with same sex attraction. While the problem was not spoken about specifically, the concept of … [Read more...]
