In “Musical Ex-Gays” earlier today, I neglected to note how Chambers meant well. I was referring to his appeal to ultraconservative churches not to damn gays to hell outright. But if a church is so judgmental toward any group, then…
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In Christianity, there are thousands of sins over which a church could perform litmus tests, firing or evicting anyone who fails the test. An Illinois conservative Roman Catholic church tolerated sins of wealth, power, greed, sloth, and marital breakdown among…
Churches Need Musical Ex-Gays?
The executive director of Exodus apparently means well. From ReligionJournal: Ex-gays are one of the most gifted groups of people in the areas of creativity and leadership, said Alan Chambers, executive director of Exodus International . Their talents, when used…
From KIRO TV, Seattle: Speaking on ABC’s “This Week,” [Senate Majority Leader Bill] Frist says he’s concerned that legalizing gay sex could lead to such activities as prostitution and drug use being allowed “in this zone of privacy.” The Tennessee…
New Web Address for Ex-Gay Watch
You may now visit us here: www.exgaywatch.com No need to remember a complicated Salon.com address — exgaywatch.com will find this Salon blog for you.
Blame the Media? Ex-Gays Can’t Find One Another
Exodus International and Focus on the Family refuse to say how many ex-gays there are, who they are, or where they are. They offer only a handful of testimonies from individuals who, on cross-examination, reveal they’re still gay (attracted to…
Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, head of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, reportedly displayed sexism and an insensitivity toward child abuse at the November 2002 “Love Won Out” conference organized by Focus on the Family. Even before the…
The organizations listed below have accused the Supreme Court of violating “states’ rights” to set their own policies toward “sodomy.” However, the same organizations favor a Federal Marriage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment violates states’ rights to set…
From WitnessForTheWorld.org: Asserting that America’s black gay and lesbian community needs to come home to God, members of a group of African American former homosexuals today released an national open letter asking black gays to realize their need for God….
With her parents’ approval, a lesbian teen-ager in New York wore a T-shirt to school that said “Barbie is a Lesbian.” The school suspended her, the girl’s mother sued the school, and now a religious-right group is defending the school….