A read of The Homosexual Agenda leaves no doubt that homosexual activism is not about tolerance but instead is about nothing less than overturning millenia of teaching and custom regarding sexual mores. Mssrs. Sears and Osten make the case that if homosexual activists win, freedom-loving Americans lose. This is a zero-sum game, in which the stakes are the freedoms of religion, speech and association.

Sears and Osten have beautifully compiled an overview of homosexual activism that exposes the roots of the movement, its goals, its methods, its myths and its targets. Although religious people are not the only ones in the militant "gay" activists' cross-hairs, religious people are already the ones paying the price.

If the government imposes "gay" marriage, for example, what will Christian, Jewish and Muslim businessmen do? If they decline to subsidize what their faiths tell them is sin, they could be put out of business. What does a teacher do when the school system is ordering her to tell pupils that homosexuality is healthy and normal?

In more and more venues, people are going to be forced to lie or to give up their jobs and positions.

Sears and Osten make a powerful case for telling the truth that sets everyone -- including people afflicted with homosexual desires -- free. This is a compassionate yet unflinching look at the issue that is tearing mainstream churches apart and is on the verge of tearing America apart.

With its rich, well documented content, The Homosexual Agenda should be required reading in any course dealing with social history, politics or current events.

If you want to preserve the institutions of marriage and family for your children, this is the book you must read!