The Rev. Allen Brill spent a week in June contrasting family values with the political goals of the religious-right organizations. He also examined how politically non-rightist people of faith fall short in marketing their message. Well worth a read.
Exodus Spokesman Flip-Flops on Sodomy Laws
In an interview with Christianity Today, Exodus spokesman and ministry manager Randy Thomas warns that the Supreme Court ruling against sodomy laws will shape public policy. “This ruling gives validity to the gay community,” Thomas said. In addition to potentially…
Former Ex-Gays Await Stephen Bennett
Stephen Bennett, who heads the ex-gay ministry named after him, was scheduled to preach and market music to gays in Provincetown, Mass., last weekend. A reporter for the Cape Cod Times interviewed both Bennett and former ex-gays living in P’town….
Exodus Chairman’s Day Job: Doomsday Warnings
Exodus board chairman Mike Haley’s day job is the management of antigay activism at Focus on the Family. In Focus’ CitizenLink newsletter, Haley’s operation warns that gay equal rights will mean the end of civilization. The article consists of resentful…
Preview: Ex-Gay Minister Matthew C. Manning
XGW reader David B. points out ex-gay minister Matthew C. Manning. Mr. Manning’s web site states that he has miraculously received and maintained an HIV-negative diagnosis after suffering from full-blown AIDS. A story at CBN goes further, asserting that Mr….
Exodus on ‘How to Be Gay’
Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas earns a one-thumb-up approval rating for accurately describing — albeit momentarily — the Michigan university class, “How to Be Gay.” Unfortunately, Mr. Thomas demonstrates some persistent ignorance about gay opinions regarding the origins of same-sex attraction….
A Human Rights Campaign study found that most Fortune 500 companies have policies opposing discrimination against same-sex-attracted workers. And a rising number of top companies reportedly offer some limited benefits to the families of gay workers or advertise to gay…
Ex-Gays Might Enjoy “Queer Eye”
In the Aug. 26 Exodus media spotlights report, Randy Thomas frets that the Fab Five on the hit TV show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy are making straight guys into their own gay images. He sounds concerned that the…
I’ve been very busy doing technical work for the IGF site and, for this blog, researching the facts behind Exodus’ all-too-frequent misstatements and political diatribes. That hasn’t left me with much time to recognize venues where one’s opposition to homosexual…
Mike Haley, chairman of the board of Exodus International and a spokesman for Focus on the Family, fumed at CBS Aug. 21 for “The Amazing Race,” a show that had the gall to include among its contestants a gay couple…