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…
E
Exodus’ Changed Priorities
1 Min Read
8
1 Min Read
8
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…
J
Just for a Chuckle
1 Min Read
7
1 Min Read
7
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,…
U
Upcoming NPR Program
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
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.
A
Attraction And Marriage
2 Min Read
7
2 Min Read
7
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…
S
Straight to Jesus
1 Min Read
4
1 Min Read
4
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…
A
AP Reports NARTH’s APA Protest
1 Min Read
7
1 Min Read
7
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…
1 Min Read
11
Wayne has posted some photos from yesterday’s NARTH/Exodus protest. They’re kind of blurry but I swear that’s Randy “boy wonder” Thomas in the orange. Alan “Batman” Chambers doesn’t appear in the pics. In case you’re wondering why the Batman nicknames,…
F
Friday Free-For-All
1 Min Read
3
1 Min Read
3
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…
W
Wishing Ben Well
1 Min Read
8
1 Min Read
8
For about two years, Ben, a early-20’s guy struggling to reconcile his sexual orientation and his religious faith, blogged on a site called Scattered Words. (Vital Voice interview here) I have not always been generous in my attitude towards Ben…