Thinking Out Loud with Alan Shlemon

Should You Violate Your Conscience to Maintain Your Relationship with an LGBT Person?

Thinking Out Loud with Alan Shlemon

Show Notes

People who identify as LGBT routinely ask their Christian friends and family to accommodate various requests. Are you justified in declining to go along even if it might damage your relationship with them? Alan unpacks his thoughts on this thorny dilemma.

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