This week will be very important in ongoing efforts of mainline denominations to determine the appropriate response to gay Christians within their family. The Episcopal Church will be having its national convention at which issues relating to the ability of…
Who Are the Real Successors of Hitler?
So Wayne Besen has been likened to Adolf Hitler by a notoriously extreme ex-gay proponent for whom the extra attention of mentioning his name would be undeserved. (And so I won’t.) By no means is every ex-gay or every person…
Oh the Pain, the Pain
It should not be surprising that those who describe themselves as former homosexuals would have a negative view of “the homosexual lifestyle”. The testimonies on the websites of ex-gay ministries almost universally are stories of miserable people living unfulfilled and…
On the DL Foster has come completely unhinged over Truth Wins Out and posted this photo to his blog. Oh yes, that’s exactly what you think it is. Here’s DL’s entire post. PageOneQ wrote a little something about it and…
Guidelines for Civility Among Commenters
Comments at XGW may be immediately deleted, or commenters may be banned, for the following reasons: Libel Slander Copyright violations Link spam Profanity Threats Namecalling Solicitation Commenters may rapidly earn demerits toward a ban for the following reasons: Ad hominem…
Love Won Out – Washington DC
As people begin to post about their experiences at Love Won Out this weekend, I’ll continuously update this post. Steve Boese went inside the conference. Photos of the protest outside from Bruce GarrettStraight, Not Narrow has a nice summary. Focus’…
Attention “As the World Turns” Fans
AfterElton.com has this about an ex-gay camp plot: SPOILER ALERT Luke’s birth father (don’t ask–it’s a long story) recently reappeared, and next week will try to send Luke to an ex-gay camp. Given how pro-gay the show has been, I…
[This post has been pulled so I can verify the extent to which David Blakeslee practices exgay therapy.]
We Love Bob Knight
Can I just say I love the photo of Wayne Besen concerned woman Bob Knight is running in his story on Truth Wins Out. Watch out, or he’ll bite cha!
Alan Chambers: One Week, Two Deceptive Figures
It’s been a schizophrenic past couple years for Alan Chambers. He never seems sure of how many queers his ministries have straightened out. On Monday in an Exodus press release Alan was quoted: “The lives of thousands of former homosexuals,…