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A Queer Thing Happened To America: And What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been (2011)

by Michael L. Brown(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0615406092 (ISBN13: 9780615406091)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

EqualTime Books

review 1: An extremely informative volume on the lesser-known less-than-pleasant aspects of the queer movement. That term was aptly chosen because it deals with much more than homosexuality; it is a veritable chaos of gender confusion leading to emotional, physical, and spiritual suffering. And Dr. Brown thoroughly discusses, without malice, its history, and its reach into our culture (media, legal, academia, and religion).
review 2: It is a book like this that makes me re-evaluate my rating system. Do you rate books on content or presentation? I'm sure it's always based on both. But regarding content, is it on whether you "like" the content or whether you agree with the author's evaluation of the content? And how do you rate presentation? Is it whether or not you... more enjoyed the presentation or whether it was a valid form of presentation? ... I still don't know. But I do know that on many accounts I did not enjoy reading this book. It was actually quite the chore to get through.While I have great respect for Dr. Michael Brown and the vast amount of research he did in preparation of this book, his basic line of presentation throughout the book was: introduction, quote, author's re-iteration of quote - followed by more quotes and more re-iterations. The chapters usually end with a conclusion or just a reflection on what was just quoted and re-iterated.The content itself was also not "enjoyable" (nor should it be for the Christian who believes homosexuality to be a sin; it would be like reading a book on how adultery came to be an accepted life-style in America). Yet I would think that for a Christian, someone would write more about what this all means and what one can do about it. But when the book is over, you come away with the feeling: "well this really bums me out!" and then have no motivation to do anything about it. I would've hoped that especially as a Christian author, a little more (okay, maybe a lot more) would have been said about the hope we have in Christ, about how Christ can grant repentance to sinners, how revival can happen in His churches, and how He really can turn a culture around. But in the end it was basically just a bummer.I will say that Dr. Brown was very careful throughout the book to distinguish between the sin of homosexuality and the people living in that sin. He wrote as one who truly does love humanity and wants to see it saved. However, I'm not sure what this book is going to do to bring that about. If you're looking for a book that speaks about the sin of homosexuality and Biblical truth for sinners to be saved, there are other resources that I'm sure touch on that. But you won't find that here. If you are for some reason looking for a book that documents how various influential people and ideas in the homosexual community have shaped the American culture during that last 40 years, as more of a reference work, then you've found what you're looking for. I just don't know how many reference volumes have changed lives and brought people to conviction. This one certainly did neither for me. And I don't see how it will help me reach those involved in this particular sin either. less

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