Mclaughlin divides this book into five main chapters 1) Black lives matter 2) Love is Love 3) Gay Rights are Civil Rights 4) Women’s Rights are Human Rights 5) Transgender women are women. Nonetheless, Mclaughlin is also honest in pointing out the ways that Christians have failed to live as the Bible has told us to and thus the first step forward is repentance. However, in The Secular Creed, Mclaughlin investigates the claims behind these movements ‘ through the lens of scripture and in light of culture’ to distinguish ‘ ideas Christians can and must affirm from ideas Christians cannot and must not embrace.’ Mclaughlin argues these claims are often built on Christian ground. As Christians, we can sometimes feel like we either have to firmly plant these signs or break them down. For example, Rebecca Mclaughlin points to yard signs in her neighbourhood with the following sayings: this house believes that Black lives matter, Trans rights are human rights. Many companies, organisations and individuals quickly adopt these ideas to be on the right side of history. In recent years, a variety of social movements have pervaded the media.
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