As a fellow Christian, I have to agree. I, in general, stopped reading Christian Lit around 9th grade or even before b/c the preachy, black and white, absolutism on everything, verses of context, level of writing didn't engage me anymore. And I hate how there are "Christian authors" out there who will "change their name" and try to paint their hate in a "secular" way to "expand their audience" (and still use a Christian publisher so it's all pointless.) It's gross. And Jesus is frowning at you. He's disappointed!
There's a reason Lawhead left Tyndale and went to Tor as a publisher.
As an author even with Christian ideas (Sort of) in my books and some Bible quoting the once, I've never bothered to query a Christian publisher b/c their guidelines for how the books HAVE to be written are so strict and so ridiculous to the degree they don't want their audiences to have to think for themselves, I'd never be "Christian" enough for them. And honestly, it's a good thing. B/C Nuance is a good thing.
I'm doing a video on this at some point where I can go into more detail. I have so many scripts right now for videos, I have no idea when it will go up. The culture is just soo... sanctimonious. It's hard to condense into a comment.
Also, Christian bookstores are SURREAL experiences.
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As a fellow Christian, I have to agree. I, in general, stopped reading Christian Lit around 9th grade or even before b/c the preachy, black and white, absolutism on everything, verses of context, level of writing didn't engage me anymore. And I hate how there are "Christian authors" out there who will "change their name" and try to paint their hate in a "secular" way to "expand their audience" (and still use a Christian publisher so it's all pointless.) It's gross. And Jesus is frowning at you. He's disappointed!
There's a reason Lawhead left Tyndale and went to Tor as a publisher.
As an author even with Christian ideas (Sort of) in my books and some Bible quoting the once, I've never bothered to query a Christian publisher b/c their guidelines for how the books HAVE to be written are so strict and so ridiculous to the degree they don't want their audiences to have to think for themselves, I'd never be "Christian" enough for them. And honestly, it's a good thing. B/C Nuance is a good thing.
I'm doing a video on this at some point where I can go into more detail. I have so many scripts right now for videos, I have no idea when it will go up. The culture is just soo... sanctimonious. It's hard to condense into a comment.
Also, Christian bookstores are SURREAL experiences.