While investigating the removal of policy statements admonishing Richard Cohen and holding/touch therapy on the Exodus website, we received a reply from the assistant director of Cohen’s International Healing Foundation (IHF). She describes what seems like a reconciliation of sorts…
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On the heels of our post asking “does Exodus disapprove of Cohen or not?“, we seem to have at least a partial answer. In response to our inquiry about the apparent improved relationship between Cohen and Exodus, International Healing Foundation…
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XGW Digest: July 2, 2008
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Other Sheep Kenya will host a seminar on Christianity and Homosexuality in Nairobi on July 7-9. The daughter of a gay man shares about being separated from her father by Christian relatives. Anti-gay news groups insist on using the word…
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Is Exodus Warming Up to Richard Cohen Again?
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Ex-gay guru Richard Cohen has always taken what some would consider a freakish approach to ex-gay therapy, one that stands out in a field that is, by definition, unconventional at best. Cuddling with clients on the couch, swatting pillows while…
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Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) sent out a mailing today titled “NAACP Rocks,” referencing a 2006 letter of appreciation from the organization to PFOX. According to the attached copy, PFOX held an exhibit at the NAACP annual…
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XGW Digest: June 27, 2008
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LGBT activists working with Soulforce open a dialogue with Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Maryland. Timothy Kincaid continues to methodically and intelligently disassemble “pro-gay marriage defender” David Benkof, who despite claiming to have ties to the gay…
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James Phelan Invited to Rejoin Exodus
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Readers may remember the incident from last October when Exodus member and therapist James Phelan “one-two drop kicked the hell out of” a fellow marathon runner. The other runner had objected to Phelan yelling about how he thought those cheering…
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XGW Digest: June 23, 2008
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The Family Research Council is promoting their annual Values Voters Summit with an impressive photo array of 24 speakers, including senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, actress Patricia Heaton, and former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Unfortunately, only 10 have…
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Increasingly irrelevant in the US, the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) has created a new division to spread their views abroad. The International Federation for Therapeutic Choice (IFTC), while it sounds formidable, appears only to…
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Speaking on Chris Fabry Live! last month, Exodus President Alan Chambers made this astonishing declaration: The truth is, when we look at the issue of homosexuality, the only thing that we do know at this point in time is that…