Steve Boese of A Tenable Belief attended the antigay/exgay roadshow Love Won Out near Washington, D.C., last weekend. He has written (as of now) three articles about his observations — including the host church facility’s isolation from urban community, the…
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Danforth Advises Against Episcopal Divisiveness
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John Danforth, Episcopal priest and previous Republican Senator and Ambassador to the United Nations spoke this week to the national convention of the Episcopal Church. The most significant issue being addressed by the denomination is a demand by more conservative…
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Rhetoric And Reality of the Ex-gay Movement
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Eve Tushnet makes an interesting observation in her recent article in the National Review: During the entire nine hours of the conference, none of the speakers I heard discussed how to live chastely while experiencing same-sex attractions. The focus was…
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Friday Tangent: Getting Tested
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I loathe having to get tested. I haven’t been ho’ing around and I haven’t even done anything risky since I was tested last but I still dread it. I’m sure many of the gay men who read this know exactly…
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Writer Eve Tushnet is a conservative Roman Catholic. Tushnet, whose article on the exgay roadshow Love Won Out appeared at National Review Online today, accepts church teaching that sexual expression is — to oversimplify just a bit — reserved for…
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Exgay Thoughts
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A few days ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with local journalist Eve Tushnet, for her article on the ex-gay movement, for National Review Online. The article is up, and you can read more about Eve’s reaction to the…
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REFUGE, the new name for Love In Action, Memphis Tennessee, is a daughter ministry of Love In Action International, the largest member ministry of Exodus International. You will remember it from Zach’s story last year. One of the questions floating…
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Wayne Besen is reporting the following email reply from Alan Chambers of Exodus International concerning the recent posts by DL Foster. I just emailed DL and asked him to retract his statement and to apologize. There is plenty we can…
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An article by Rita Price in the Columbus Dispatch is either a very clever swipe at the ex-gay movement or an unintentionally hilarious sincere effort at reporting. A few of my favorite quotes are: “Don’t tell me that I have…
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Boston Globe Article on New Hope
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The Boston Globe published an article on Sunday by Tanya Erzen about the ex-gay movement. Erzen focused her observations on New Hope Ministry in San Rafael, Frank Worthen’s ex-gay camp. Erzen’s piece seems thoughtful and is neither a hit piece…