“It’s not that I had anything against Jesus or God, I was just underwhelmed by the evidence.”
- from Jonathan Evison‘s Lawn Boy, a frequently banned book
#7 on the American Library Association’s list of top 13 most challenged books of 2022.
What an indictment of communities of faith! And he nails it. In the US, the loudest voices represent the religious right, who seem more interested in sanctioning sinners than walking a Christlike path. What evidence might convince this boy?
What if one of love, warmth, and support characterized his interactions with Christians instead? Many people of faith struggle with questions about how their religion views LGBTQA+ issues. But we don’t need to struggle to arrive at: All of God’s children deserve love and dignity. That would certainly constitute some strong evidence. Re:faith is working carry that into the world.
