Mel Seesholtz assesses the weaknesses of the recent ex-gay study by Stanton Jones of Wheaton College and Mark Yarhouse of Regent University. The Thomas Project: A study designed for specific results A well-known, peer-reviewed research study of ex-gays that was…
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At the religious-right’s misnamed “Family Impact Summit,” two spotters for Right Wing Watch recorded their observations of Exodus youth activists Mike Ensley and Scott Davis, and the anti-Christian appeals of Christine Sneeringer, who leads an Exodus-affiliated group called Worthy Creations….
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Right Wing Watch is monitoring a growing rift between James Dobson, co-founder of Focus on the Family, and a faction of evangelical Christians over the U.S. presidential candidacy of Fred Thompson. Thompson supports a constitutional amendment to allow states not…
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Former Ex-Gays on ABC-TV And CNN
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Former ex-gay Peterson Toscano brings us up to date on the appearances of former ex-gays on ABC’s 20/20 and on CNN.
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Maryland Schools Criticize Sloppy Work of PFOX
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In July, antigay political groups including Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) filed papers in Maryland state court to stop implementation of a board-approved and popular sex education curriculum in grades eight and ten in suburban Washington, D.C., schools. This…
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Jim Burroway of Box Turtle Bulletin has written a lengthy and detailed analysis of the study’s methodology and conclusions. Check it out. Update: Dr. Stanton Jones has replied to Burroway’s analysis of the ex-gay study.
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An Exodus press release, not yet available online, tries to sound optimistic: Leaders of the world’s largest outreach to those dealing with unwanted homosexuality commended recent research showing change in sexual orientation to be possible at a press conference today…
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From the U.S.-based Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists: The Austrian Society of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (OEGPP) is a sponsor of an upcoming conference, “Religiosity in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy,” to be held this October in Graz, Austria. Markus Hoffmann, a…
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From MSNBC: Is he gay or straight? At a glance, the key to telling might be in the way he walks. A swing of the hips or a swaggered shoulder is enough for many casual observers to identify a man’s…
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Update: Full transcript added. Peterson Toscano and Good As You set the scene: The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet hosted an ex-gay leader, a former ex-gay, and two therapists — one gay-affirming, the other pro-exgay — during a segment…