{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Author's Corner: Interviews about the Latest Christian Books","title":"Am I Gay: Coming Out of Cultural Christianity & LGBTQ+ Identity Into Authentic Faith in Jesus, by Garry Ingraham","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":904,"description":"Today, Roberta talks to Garry Ingraham about his new book Am I Gay?: Coming Out of Cultural Christianity & LGBTQ+ Identity Into Authentic Faith in Jesus.My friend, Pastor John Hawco, reflects a statement from one of his own pastors: “In the American church, my fear is that many people have been inoculated to the gospel. They think they have the real thing, but they’re confusing a form of religion for authentic Christian faith.”This is a perfect description of the kind of faith I had growing up in my Christian family and church. And I lived with a secret - many shameful secrets. Sexual abuse and early sexualization by peers led to porn addiction and chronic masturbation.To make matters worse, as a boy and young man growing up in a culture of Christian fundamentalism, my emotional and sexual attractions were toward other guys. I lived in the dominant shadow of a religious, rules-based Christianity, while desire for gay relationships and curiosity about LGBTQ+ culture grew intensely.Brought to you by Roberta Foster, KNEO Radio and the Sky High Podcast Network.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aujSP2BamNCjTVEgrSCTTNbUJbBlodNSCE5DLckUrXg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxMzYwLzE3MTAz/NDYzOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}