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But could it be wrong?

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My friend, a courageous LGBTQ advocate, went to a musical over the weekend and posted about it on Facebook.  I caught up with her at work today to talk about it. The musical was "Pray the Gay Away" .  It shares the experience of LGBTQ people as related to the Christian church.  It has a scene depicting shock therapy to "correct" a gay man's improper sexual urges.  My friend told me she wanted me to see the musical. I told her I was uncomfortable going because the way it was marketed made it appear that people of faith would be lampooned.  I asked her if it gave a caricature of the right wing fundamentalist or if it dealt thoughtfully with the challenge Christians face between loving LGBTQ people and upholding their belief in the authority of scripture. She told me there is a scene in the musical near the end when a parent of a child who has come out sits with a clergy member, discussing the scriptures that forbid homosexual behavior.  She said the mother