EVANGELICAL SCHOLAR SUPPORTS SSM: From the Detroit Free Press

Out of western Michigan's evangelical Republican heartland, gay rights activists are expecting to hear a prophetic voice arise next week, calling on conservative Christians to reverse their opposition to homosexuality and welcome same-sex marriage.

That voice will take the form of a new book, "What God Has Joined Together? A Christian Case for Gay Marriage." Its lead author, David Myers, is a psychologist, elder in the Reformed Church in America and one of the most respected scholars at Hope College in Holland. ...

In the book, Myers and coauthor Letha Dawson Scanzoni, take on Dobson in a step-by-step analysis of science, history and the Bible. They argue that attitudes toward gay people are changing, especially among those under age 30.

"The definition of marriage already has changed many times over the years," Myers said. "Back in Old Testament times, how many concubines and spouses did some of the men have? So, we've changed from polygamy to monogamy. We've changed from arranged marriages to marriages based on romantic choice. ... We've changed from the church rejecting people of divorce, to welcoming these people.

"And, people who first encountered interracial marriages said many of the same things we're now hearing about gay marriage."

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