Today marks the release of my new book, TORN: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate.

This is an issue that is tearing apart families and damaging the reputation of Christianity. But as much as our culture talks about this issue, there’s very little actual conversation going on.

I wrote TORN as a tool for people on both sides who want a more positive dialogue, and that’s a topic we’ve explored on this blog over the past year.

Today, in celebration of the book’s release, I’ve asked other bloggers to share their own take on how to bring sanity back to the discussion. Some of them may agree with me; others may disagree with me. I have not screened or censored any of these posts. I will link to all the submissions below, and I invite you to draw your own conclusions and participate in the conversation, on their blogs and on this one.

Participating blogs:

(Over 40 bloggers have signed up to participate. I will be updating and organizing this list throughout the day as each submission comes in. If you didn’t sign up but want to submit something now, click here.)

• Strictly for My Own Amazement - “Behold, how they love one another”
• Reflections from a Sister - “Gay and Christian? Can people really change? A conversation worth having”
• Striking the Mask - “An Open Table”
• Rethinking Fundamentals - “There’s More to Life than Being ‘Right’”
• Turtle’s Travels
• Gay Subtlety - “Framed, pt. 4 (in sanity)”
• Basically Becky - “Synchroblog for Sanity”
• Tell Me Why the World Is Weird - “How ‘hate the sin and love the sinner’ led me to quit ‘hating the sin and loving the sinner’”
• A Glimpse in the Glass - “Hi, I’m your friendly neighborhood Samaritan”
• JASONJDOTBIZ - “Synchroblog for Sanity/Just Live”
• Faith Permeating Life - “Why I am a Christian ally”
• Life Goes On - “Christianity & Homosexuality”
• kjcounts - “November 13, 2012”
• MyGayChristianBlog.com - “A House Divided”
• The WayWard Follower - “(In)Sanity”
• Our Journey to Africa - “The Gays vs. Christians Debate”
• Lisa Salazar - “Am I happy? Yes, but I’m full of rage.”
• Grace Rivers - “A new observation”
• Disoriented Theology - “Retiring ‘love the sinner, hate the sin’”
• Skipping to the Piccolo - “Two new books bring sanity in gay Christian discussion”
• Canyonwalker Connections - “Relationship: The key to understanding”
• Ecclesia Extraneus - “Is the church really homophobic?”
• Lifewalk - “Tribbles aren’t the trouble. Labels are.”
• Bridging the Gap - “How we can find unity in our diversity”
• Kirkogitation - “Removing the wedge”
• Rachelianism - “Jesus wouldn’t hate”
• The Life and Opinions of Kathryn Elizabeth, Person - “Time for dialogue”
• This Perfect World - “My post”
• The Alison and Becky Story - “A synchroblog for sanity”
• Pam Hogeweide - “What if… being a gay Christian was not controversial?”
• Tony Jones - “Can you be a gay Christian and not be pissed?”
• Matt Rogers - “A call for sanity”
• Always Agape - “Homosexuality, God, and me”
• Sarah Linnett (Facebook) - “Synchroblog for sanity”
• The Shift - “Seeing with new eyes: evangelical and affirming covenant homosexuality”
• iam… - “Is it possible to be truly Christian and gay?”
• Sharing Charis - “The least of these”
• Coal Burned Lips - “Synchroblog for sanity”
• GLAAD - “LGBT Christians blog for sanity”
• As I Stumble Along - “LGBTs need liberal and conservative Christians”

How can you continue the conversation?

• Learn more about TORN. Do you know anyone who could use a copy?
• Comment on the blogs above and engage in respectful conversation.
• Subscribe to this blog to continue the conversation here.