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The Ex-Gay Watch Agenda
This old copy of the About XGW page needs a bit of a rewrite. Feedback is welcome from everyone — but especially from exgay readers who may disagree with religious-right politics. This web blog is a personal project by its…
Changes At Ex-Gay Watch
Ex-Gay Watch has been located at exgaywatch.com for two years, but some web sites still link to an old address, exgay.blogs.com. That old address eventually will stop working. At the new location (where you are right now), we have replaced…
Heard on PAX-TV’s Faith Under Fire, hosted by Lee Strobel, a few hours ago: Strobel: When it comes to gays and God, there are two voices in the Christian community that are promoting completely opposite theologies. One says that God…
Peterson Toscano appears tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT, 9 p.m. CT/MT, on the PAX cable network’s program Faith Under Fire, hosted by Lee Strobel. Toscano, a performance artist, is going up against Alan Chambers in a program segment on ex-gays….
Christianity Today interviews evangelical Ron Sider, who for decades has preached — better than I can — against the anticommunity individualism, legalism, materialism, worldliness and general hypocrisy that seem to be not only consuming the religious right, but hobbling U.S….
PFOX Scores Near-Miss on Hate Crimes
They’ve opposed the inclusion of sexual orientation in hate crimes laws. Now they’re calling for the inclusion of former homosexuals in a Maryland hate-crimes bill that would add "sexual orientation" to an existing state hate-crimes law. Antigay parents group illogically…
By Dan Gonzales Last Saturday, "Life On The Edge Live," Focus on the Family’s two-hour teen radio show, dealt exclusively with homosexuality and the guest was Scott Davis of Exodus Youth. Davis contributes little more than a few poorly chosen,…
Apologies From Mike
My real-world partner Steve and I are hosting out-of-town relatives this week. A handful of XGW readers has been sending helpful news tips via e-mail; I’ll catch up with these messages as soon as I can.
Gay writer Keith Boykin says that he has been receiving considerable criticism via e-mail in response to an old article criticizing exgay activist Donnie McClurkin. Among the critics: another ex-gay activist, Darryl L. Foster. Participants in Boykin’s discussion forum are…