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The major trade booksellers give little space or attention to works of theology, so when the big national chains put a theological title on prominent display, something is afoot. Alas, that something is usually not good. The 'religious' books that make the display tables are more likely to be heretical than orthodox, and If Grace is True by Philip Gulley and James Mulholland is a classic example. The book [see book announcement] is moving up the sales lists [ranking 3,580 at Amazon.com] and getting media attention. Why? Because it tells itching ears what they want to hear. The book's subtitle...

Sanctified Sodomy The confirmation by the Episcopal Church of a practicing homosexual as bishop of New Hampshire is just one more example of the deconstruction of Christianity by people determined to have the benefits of both sin and salvation. The scriptural condemnation of homosexual behavior is explicit and unavoidable. The fact that the Rev. Gene Robinson paraded around the convention with his partner on his arm says about everything you would want to know about liberal Episcopalians. The problem causing the demise of Christianity is wider than these liberal Episcopalians. The basic cause is what I call cafeteria Christians. They...