Paul of Gay Christian Network provides a first-hand account of activist Stephen Bennett’s ex-gay leafletting effort in Provincetown, Mass.
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Off-topic: ‘Are Liberal Christians Phony?’
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David Batstone is the executive editor of Sojourners, an evangelical Christian magazine with a history of pro-life, pro-human-rights, antipoverty and antiviolence activism rooted in the Bible. (Disclosure: I worked for Sojourners in the late 1980s.) When he’s not on tour…
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Off-topic: Morality of the Cherry-pickers?
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Tommy Tomlinson of The Charlotte Observer (free subscription required) comments on Catholic bishops who pick and choose which Biblical moralities to uphold and which to ignore: Bishops who single out the abortion strictly enforce sexual and reproductive morality. They then…
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Find the most recent XGW coverage of Kirk Talley here. August 6, 2004 The antigay Southern Baptist who attempted to extort money from southern gospel singer Kirk Talley was sentenced Aug. 4 to 20 months in prison and ordered to…
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Jason Kuznicki of Positive Liberty sums it up, adding that single parents are starting to turn against Bush.
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Lutherans Concerned: ‘Is Ex-gay a False Hope?’
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Lutherans Concerned is selling this 15-minute video for $12 (plus $3 for shipping and handling). At $1 per minute, I think I’ll wait for a more thorough description of the product before I buy. If anyone else has seen the…
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Promise And Problems At Portland Fellowship
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XGW reader Norm notes that John Paulk is no longer listed on the staff of Portland Fellowship. And the Fellowship’s founder, Phil Hobizal, remains on a leave of absence due to “an unhealthy emotionally entangled relationship” mentioned in the Fellowship’s…
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Latest Victim of ABC’s John Stossel
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Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) reminds us that antigay activists like Alan Chambers aren’t the only victims of ABC commentator John Stossel. This time, the victim is no less than trial lawyer and vice presidential candidate John Edwards.
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ABA Reports on Virginia Ban on Civil Unions
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The American Bar Association reports on legal expert reactions to a Virginia law, enacted July 1, which voided gay civil unions — and, some say, most other legal contracts signed between gay partners. The ABA points out serious problems caused…
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Gay Intolerance of Christians in Sweden?
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Numerous culture warriors in July pointed to Sweden’s enforcement of laws against antigay defamation as proof that all gay activists are intolerant of antigay Christians. (Google search of news articles and rants.) Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas was quick to judge…