Now, really, Mr. Easter...

The press release below reads like a joke. Sadly, it is not. Maybe I will interview him on my site.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2005

CONTACT:
K. Godfrey Easter
LLM Publishing Group
publisher@loveliftedmenetwork.com
www.loveliftedmenetwork.com

EX-GAY BLACK ACTIVIST DENOUNCES HOMOSEXUALITY IN NEW BOOK

Fort Wayne, IN (BlackNews.com) - In his fascinating new book, Love Lifted Me Because of the Church: Why One Can NOT Be Gay & Christian, ex-gay author, K. Godfrey Easter, intimately describes his recent and dramatic transformation from a lifestyle that lasted for over 22-years.

Since the release of the book, Love Lifted Me: In Spite of the Church back in 2002, K. Godfrey Easter has uplifted the spirits of thousands of Black, gay Christians. But nowadays when visitors arrive at LoveLiftedMeNetwork.com they'll immediately notice that the author has completely denounced the past 22 years of his life. In a marquee strolling atop every page of his website the once passionate, gay activist concedes, "Man, was I wrong!"

Instead of wholeheartedly focusing on making sense of his own struggle with homosexuality prior to writing his first book, Easter confesses in his upcoming, non-fictional adventure - Love Lifted Me Because of the Church: Why One Can NOT Be Gay & Christian - that his past, zealous acts have endangered the lives of struggling Christians everywhere.

"I've caused the spiritual demise of perhaps tens of thousands of my
neighbors and close friends; or I've at least placed in grave spiritual jeopardy their today's and tomorrows," the author passionately repents from his latest body of work.

Easter promises to guide readers on what he describes as, "a non-fiction train ride into a 'whole-nuther' reality."

Less than 5,000 copies of his first book sold domestically and abroad. But Easter's ardent, public stance on being - first a mature Christian then homosexual - made him stand out as uniquely charismatic about the spiritual validity of gay-Christian America.

"I wasn't your garden variety, same-gender-loving man. 'Just leave me alone, but you can say what you want about the people I care about.' Not by far," the ex-gay minister admits.

Thousands received his message of pro-gay Christianity by radio, through press releases, while on book tour, at public speaking engagements during annual gay-pride celebrations, and from written commentary easily accessible from his website.

When asked what lead him to such a dramatic about-face from his prior life the restored, Gospel minister placed sole responsibility for his sudden change squarely at the feet of the Christian faith.

"All I can say is that inside me, the instant Love cataclysmically collided with wisdom a great separation took place - me from homosexuality. In his second book, Easter continues answering, "God did it! I was drawn back from perdition by love's long-suffering and wisdom's seductive allure."

Easter also encourages other concerned Christian leaders to become more publicly proactive in spreading less division and more understanding of the spiritual implications of same-gender attraction.

The author boldly admonishes in Love Lifted Me Because of the Church,
"Undeniably, loving the way God loves remains key to guiding those we love back into the faith. But still, it's time for the world to understanding why one cannot be both gay and Christian."

ABOUT THE BOOK

Love Lifted Me Because Of The Church
By K. Godfrey Easter
LLM Publishing Group
ISBN: 0-9719604-0-3
PUB Date: February 2006

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