Exodus Youth has launched a new initiative, the Allies, Too project, whose stated goal is “to build a community of tolerance and respect.” As Focus on the Family reports, “We hope most of all to bridge the gap between Christian…
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James Dobson: The End of the World Is Near
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Faced with an increasingly negative public image and declining support for his holy war against GLBT individuals and every other sort of infidel, James Dobson is pulling out all the stops to rally his remaining troops. “It’s not just marriage…
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Open Forum: The Ninety-Nine And the One
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“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds…
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A recent study conducted by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health has found, among other things, that younger (age 18-44) gay, lesbian and bisexual men and women experience fewer mental disorders and are less likely to have attempted suicide…
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True to its image as a more moderate voice in the evangelical community, Christianity Today has attempted to take a more nuanced approach in its coverage of Stanton Jones and Mark Yarhouse’s recently released ex-gay study. Although it ultimately fails…
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Peterson Toscano On The Morning Show This Week
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Ex-gay survivor Peterson Toscano will be appearing on The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet this Thursday, September 13 on a segment entitled “Can You Choose to Be Gay or Straight?”. The Morning Show airs on the Fox Network weekdays…
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More Former Ex-Gay Leaders Apologize
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Beyond Ex-Gay has posted apology letters from Vonnie Pitts, Wendy Lawson and Kim Brett, former leaders of ex-gay ministries in Australia. According to the press release, Pitts, Lawson and Brett were inspired by the public apology issued in June by…
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SBC’s New Approach Same Old Ex-Gay Line
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Saturday’s edition of The Tennesseean features interviews with ex-ex-gays Darlene Bogle and Christine Bakke and with pastor Bob Stith, the Southern Baptist Convention’s first national strategist for gender issues. Bogle and Bakke flew to Nashville last week to share their…
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The Spirit of the Law
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As I’ve discussed here before, strict adherence to the letter of the law can produce odd results. By reducing the Bible to a rulebook, we run the risk of either binding ourselves to all sorts of regulations that have no…
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Christian Post: The Ends Justify The Means
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Adherence to what most evangelicals would regard as a false religion is apparently acceptable under some circumstances, according to the Christian Post: Christians need to understand that any support for Glatze should not be interpreted as support for the Mormon…