I enjoy writing stories with characters who overcome problems. My idea is to have a Christian character who used to be gay untill the lord convicted him and he left his lifestyle, much like Becket Cook or Rosaria Butterfield. Do you think this is ok to have in a Christian book or should I leave it out?
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Who are you writing for, what age group, social group etc etc
Is this a vital part of the story or merely a filling in, using up space.
May I suggest you research the literature on both sides of the lgtb issue for and against lgtb conversion and then think through whether this is a necessary part of your story.
Probably teenagers. My point in writing is as many teen books (Heated Rivalry, Heartstopper) present lgbtq positively and without the consequences, and some teens may see Christians condemning the people. This would show that the people are not condemned, yet they can overcome their bad lifestyles.
Absolutely. I think pretty much any story that is similar to what someone has experienced in real life is worth telling because chances are there are others who can relate and need to hear that story too.
How would readers react to it? Would Christians hate the book? Would non Christian’s see it as promoting homosexuality? I mean the character would have left it
I think Christians would see it as a great example of how God can change someone’s heart and life. It would probably be something encouraging to read for others who want to follow God but also struggle with homosexuality.
What if he had plans to leave it later, but something big happened, like, the rapture?!
I don’t like the idea because I believe portions of it would have to not bring glory to God in any way. I wouldn’t buy the book where that was the plot. I liken it to something like…a guy who wants to play russian roulette. Bang whoops one too many times. See what I mean?
I don’t see anything wrong with it.
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What do you mean? By this?
I mean I believe it is a bad idea to write a book like this. I could understand it if it were someone’s testimony, but youre speaking of fiction, so why lift up that lifestyle in the book?
I would be condeming the lifestyle though
How does showing a bad idea positively convince people to change?
If God is good and if his plans for mankind are good, then anything that does not follow his plan is by definition harmful.
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But if he’s writing a fiction story, then it has to be believable and relatable for anyone to truly “buy in” to the story. It’s a very real thing that there are people in the world who struggle with same-sex attraction, so it’s the same as any other story that follows a character who was going down a path away from God due to drugs, alcohol, bad relationships, etc., etc. and then has his/her life changed by an encounter with God.
That’s real life, and fiction only works as it imitates real life.
From the way he describes it, who would you say the protagonist is in the story?