I have had many close friends and family members who have been at the business end of the church's judgment on those issues. (rachelheldevans.com)
Please be informed that Jesus never spoke about a coming end of the world but of THE COMING END OF ALL THE CHURCHES as he spoke about the coming end of the temples adorned with precious stones as written in Luke 21:5 -11 and those temples which will end has a teaching that Jesus warned us about that they (temples) will use to deceive many: In Luke 21:8 He replied: «Watch out that you are not deceived. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The irony is that similar books from people who have come from a different end of the Church spectrum, such as Francis Spufford's recent Unapologetic (Faber), have been welcomed as a «breath of fresh air» by many evangelicals. (premierchristianity.com)