As our readers may be aware, it was recently reported that the popular online insurance portal Insure.com has posted disturbing and completely inaccurate information about the lifespan of gay people. Worse, the source for their claims is the discredited and…
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Story here. Updates here and here. I’ve been fortunate. I don’t live in the most gay-friendly community in the world, but I’ve never personally been subject to a homophobic assault in my area. My family is well-known round here, and…
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Two ex-gay ministries have complained that gay groups are being given preferential treatment at the Lambeth Conference, the 10-yearly gathering of Anglican bishops. The Lambeth Marketplace makes room for booths representing dozens of Anglican organizations during the three-week-long gathering, but…
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In his celebration of having “left the gay identity” sixteen years ago, Exodus International Vice President Randy Thomas attempts to define on his blog what that even means. In the comments section, he was challenged by a commenter known as…
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XGW Digest: July 27, 2008
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Paige Schilt of Soulforce shares about her experiences on the American Family Outing. The Asheville chapter of PFLAG hosts the Real Families Picnic in response to Exodus’ conference. Cartoonist Jack T. Chick, known for his infamous “Chick Tracts,” has aligned…
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‘Doctor Who’ Actor Meets Ex-Gay Preacher
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Gay actor John Barrowman met with an ex-gay during the filming of a BBC documentary about the origins of homosexuality. The British-American entertainer, best-known to international audiences as Captain Jack Harkness in the the sci-fi serial Doctor Who (and its…
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Exodus Loses Another Major Member Ministry
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We recently noticed that David Kyle Foster’s Mastering Life Ministries no longer appears on the Exodus affiliate page for Tennessee. When asked, Exodus President Alan Chambers confirmed to XGW that Foster chose not to renew his membership for 2008, and…
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PFOX Misrepresents Research to Defame Gays
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A scientist has accused Parents and Friends of ExGays and Gays (PFOX) of distorting his research by claiming that high school gay-straight alliances increase risk of suicide for teens. PFOX President Regina Griggs said that “the risk of suicide decreases…
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XGW Bookshelf: Messy Spirituality
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The late Mike Yaconelli spent much of his life worried that he wasn’t spiritual enough. Despite his many efforts to be a better Christian, the best he ever seemed to manage was “a stumbling, bumbling, clumsy kind of following.” Spirituality…
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Northern Irish MP Iris Robinson is in trouble again after comparing homosexuality to child sex abuse. The Member of UK Parliament, who stood by a slew of homophobic remarks last month, told the House of Commons on June 18 that…
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