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A Journey to Moriah
Rhea Murray, Gary Pool (editor)
This is the true story of the emotional, spiritual and intellectual triumph of a woman who found herself unable to sacrifice her child on the altar of benighted social and religious moral convention. Regardless
of the tremendous social pressure that was brought to bear, in her story's small-town setting, Rhea Murray refused to abandon her teen-age gay son.
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Dictionary of Baptists in America
Bill J. Leonard (Editor)
First in a series of concise dictionaries on various U.S. Christian traditions, this dictionary covers the ideas, events, people, movements, practices, institutions and denominations
that have made up the Baptist tradition in the U.S. and Canada from the earliest days to the present.
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Black America Series - Lexington, Kentucky
Gerald L. Smith Ph.D.
A book of mostly photographs and captions, it clearly shows that Lexington was not always the progressive city it is today. The black community here faced many obstacles during the 1800's and 1900's. There are
also rare photos of civil rights demonstrations in the downtown area.
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Southern Civil Religions in Conflict: Civil Rights and the Culture Wars
Andrew M. Manis
This book uses black and white baptists in the south as a case study. It should defintely be an interesting read.
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The Men with the Pink Triangle
The true life-and-death story of homosexuals in the Nazi death camps. The Nazis made different prisoners wear symbols. Jews wore the yellow star of David, whereas homosexuals wore
a pink triangle.
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More How Stuff Works
Marshall Brain
This is the follow-up book to the original How Stuff Works. A fascinating reference book and great for your coffee table.
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Family Album
Danielle Steel
I usually get books by Danielle Steel for my mom. But my friend Jeaneane Hill in Soulforce told me that this book covers the story of a family with a gay son. I felt like buying a work
of fiction for a change and hope to read it soon.
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