Paul Cameron of the Family Research Institute has been completely discredited. After being expelled from the American Psychological Association and condemned by resolution of the Nebraska Psychological Association and the American Sociological Association, it would seem logical that Cameron would…
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Ex-Gay Champions Homophobia
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It is true that sometimes the gay community will make misplaced accusations of homophobia. Sometimes those who may not support full equality for gay people are not acting out of malice but are simply uninformed or conflicted or perhaps have…
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According to the Associated Baptist Press, W. W. Finlator, longtime pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, died of pneumonia July 3. He was 93. In the 1950s, unlike virtually all of his white Southern Baptist counterparts, Finlator spoke…
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Exodus’ Changed Priorities
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In Straight to Jesus, Tanya Erzen notes that after Alan Chambers took the helm of Exodus International in 2001 the organization became much more political. Prior to 2001, the statement of intent was Exodus is an international Christian effort to…
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Just for a Chuckle
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Perhaps it was intentional, perhaps it was a matter of two countries separated by a common language, but I had to chuckle at this headline for an article out of the UK about a gay teen group in Prince Albert,…
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Upcoming NPR Program
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NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross has an upcoming piece on the ex-gay movement. Those interviewed include Tanya Erzen, Alan Chambers, and an ex-ex-gay New Hope participant. We’ll provide an update when we find out the program schedule.
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Attraction And Marriage
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In reading Tanya Erzen’s Straight to Jesus (get this book) a number of things jumped out at me as being relevant to our discussions here. Erzen quotes from Alan Medinger’s book Growth into Manhood (a must-read at New Hope): Most…
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Straight to Jesus
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I’ve finally read Tanya Erzen’s Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a better understanding of those who are going through ex-gay movements. Erzen spent a year observing…
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AP Reports NARTH’s APA Protest
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An AP article reports on the two dozen protesters that NARTH and FOTF shipped in to protest the APA’s position on reorientation. The group, which was sponsored by the conservative ministry Focus on the Family, was protesting what it sees…
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Friday Free-For-All
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Here’s a chance to do some off-subject commenting. Try to keep it at least somewhat relevant to the site and, as always, follow the guidelines. My random thoughts are after the jump. Be sure to add yours to the Comment…