I just finished listening to an interview between Wayne Besen of Truth Wins Out and Mike Ensley of Exodus International. They were on the Alan Colmes radio show, and Michael Bussee also called in briefly during the open phones. I…
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Mike Ensley’s article in the latest issue of Charisma Magazine illustrates everything that is wrong with Exodus and the ex-gay movement. In What to Do When Your Child Is Gay, Exodus’s “Youth Analyst” warns parents against trying to control their…
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XGW Digest: May 22, 2008
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BTB covers the California same-sex marriage decision, anti-gay groups decry ruling Gambian president Yahya Jammeh threatens to behead homosexuals in effort to make Gambia “one of the best countries to live in” John Corvino opens a dialogue with Focus on…
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Beyond Ex-Gay To Visit Spain
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Peterson Toscano announced yesterday that Beyond Ex-Gay will participate in a conference in Barcelona, Spain on May 30. Organized in response to recent efforts by the ex-gay movement to make inroads into Spanish-speaking countries, the one-day conference will examine various methods…
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Recently I wrote a post announcing the launch of HOD, the Israeli website for gay religious Jews. This website was started especially to counter Atzat-Nefesh, the website operated by straight people who say gays can change their sexual orientation. One…
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Ex-gay ministries depend on certain adversarial elements to inspire the commitment of their members. Although the majority will agree their members did not have a choice in their homosexual feelings, ex-gay ministries emphasize choice as the key factor in the…
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XGW Digest: May 15, 2008
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LifeSiteNews claims that ex-gays live in fear because of a stigma imposed on them by homosexuals, citing PFOX “under attack” at ex-gay exhibit booths as an example. They also cited the recent Ryan Sorba debacle as the main reason why…
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In response to Soulforce’s American Family Outing initiative to open dialogue on the issue of homosexuality at six megachurches, Focus on the Family’s CitizenLink is advising churches on how it thinks they should respond. At first glance, FotF’s advice may…
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Politics makes strange bedfellows, and here is another shining example. Anti-gay activists have hit the trifecta of racism, antisemitism, and homophobia with newly recognized allies David Duke, Rev. Ted Pike, and Peter LaBarbera. Rev. Ted Pike makes claims against Jews…
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Gay bloggers recently had a field day with ex-gay counsellor David Pickup’s “Increasing Manhood” video, one even speculating whether it was a spoof, in the vein of Donnie Davies. Unfortunately, Pickup (right) and his campaign to undermine the masculinity of…