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Love in Action Survivor Speaks to Protesters
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Lance Carroll spent last summer at Love in Action. He came back today to join Queer Action Coalition and the protesters outside. While Carroll’s prepared message spoke of depression and cruel methodology within LIA and of verbal and physical abuse…
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Exodus Goes to the Rose Garden
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OOOPS… I didn’t see that Daniel had already posted about this before I posted. Sorry Daniel. But here’s my take on it: According to writer Michelle Goldberg, Alan Chambers and Randy Thomas of Exodus International were scheduled to be at…
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Randy Thomas and Alan Chambers are in DC to lobby for the Federal Marriage Amendment. (I refuse to use the various names for such an amendment which seem to change monthly.) Randy writes on his blog (archive): Yes, I am…
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Ex-Gay TV Ad Watch
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A couple of hours ago I caught a portion of a TV commercial run by the Arlington Assembly of God. It’s not clear to me whether it was one of the same ads that the church ran last year. In…
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Nullifying Tolerance
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The leaders of the political religious right frequently criticize pro-tolerance advocacy: They protest that tolerance advocates are not tolerant of intolerance. They assert that it is a sin to tolerate (much less affirm) that which religious rightists selectively declare to…
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Exodus has for years graced the world with an innovative plan for “freedom.” Exodus was first to offer the world a “Freedom from Homosexuality” campaign. This outreach did not offer exgays freedom from same-sex attraction — but it did (thankfully!)…
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August has been evangelism season for Stephen Bennett Ministries: In 2003, he took a group to Provincetown and met with resistance from gays, some of whom were former ex-gays. 2004, the year Stephen named gay relationships a putrid stench in…
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Love In Action Survivor One Year Later
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One year ago next week the gay community, and many straight supporters, were energized by the story of a teenager named Zach who was being sent to Love In Action for reorientation against his wishes. For weeks the internet was…
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Wayne Besen Announces Launch Of New Group
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Posted today on Wayne’s site: ‘Truth Wins Out’ to Take on Key Issue In Anti-Gay Campaigns Washington, DC — As President Bush and Congress prepare to debate gay marriage, a new organization will launch next Wednesday, June 7th to combat…