I don’t understand the tendency among some partisans to defend someone only because they claim to be fighting the same enemy. The religious right’s defense of an enemy of gays — who also happens to be an enemy of compassionate…
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Postscript: Christian Newspaper Revisited
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The Charlotte World interviewed two people: one who, as previously noted, felt homosexuals should not be permitted to use public pools, and another who felt no club should identify itself as gay, since any mention of “gay” is “in your…
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Christian Newspaper Opposes Gays in Public Pool
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The Charlotte World, a self-described Christian newspaper in Charlotte, N.C., published an article suggesting that a gay group shouldn’t be allowed to use a local public swimming pool because of health and moral concerns. This sounds like a great opportunity…
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Revised Feb. 16, 2005 The Washington Post ran an article Jan. 24 (2003) depicting the state of affairs in colleges’ recruitment of student athletes. Some antigay coaches for women’s teams are apparently running amok, telling prospective students that rival coaches…
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Ties That Bind Some Gays And Christianity
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When someone asks why gays would be attracted to Christianity, I have to ask: Which Christianity? Which gays? Same-sex-attracted folks who reject their sexual status-quo are attracted to fundamentalist and conservative Catholic institutions. (Though some very satisfied gays are also…
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Fundamentalism Hurts
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Great stuff from the Real Live Preacher blog: If you want to know about the Taliban, ask an Afghani woman. If you want to know about Christian fundamentalism, ask a Christian. Fundamentalists are more than interesting television for us. They…
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Celibate But Not Ex-Gay?
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“For religious reasons, I no longer have sex with men and don’t plan to. … Homosexuality is a choice.” –David Bianco, founder of the gay-press syndication service Q Syndicate, in his “Over The Rainbow” column, Dec. 16. Source: Rex Wockner…
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Randy Thomas is a friendly, good-natured, nonviolent fellow who happens to be a spokesperson for Exodus International. His personal weblog offers a frank view of the disarmingly ordinary activities at Exodus offices in Orlando. It’s worth a look. Recently, Randy…
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Hospitality
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“I don’t hate you. I just think that you’re being a pervert … God is angry with your kind of moral behavior.” –The Rev. Jerry Falwell to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., Dec. 2 on CNN. Falwell receives his training…
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Exodus Fights for Discrimination in Orlando
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From the Interfaith Working Group: The Orlando City Council passed a non-discrimination ordinance 4-3. As part of its coverage, the Orlando Sentinel published a long article about Alan Chambers, the President of the ex-gay umbrella organization Exodus International and a…