he’s had—a man he toured Israel with, one of his roommates when he was playing with a rockabilly punk band in England, and a former employer. In reflecting on the exchange, Kimball says, “I hope the participants will say, ‘You know, this guy absolutely said that homosexuality is a sin, but he had heart and wasn’t yelling at us. He had some friends who were gay, and maybe he understands us.’ ” “The great thing about postmodernity is the vacuum that exists for truth,” Kimball says, “and we have the
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