The Illinois Family Institute is a state-level family policy council that claims independence from, but closely coordinates its activities with, Focus on the Family. Last month I noted that IFI executive director Peter LaBarbera has been building ties with the…
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Off-Topic/Open Forum: War Vs. Peace
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While Focus on the Family and ideological allies such as Cal Thomas wage a cultural war against Christians and against other faiths, Christian Peacemaker Teams pursue their Biblical calling to risk their lives for peace and nonviolence in the world’s…
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Back on March 8, They Get Letters (via Mike Ditto) found James Dobson misinforming recipients of a fundraising letter that advocates amending the Colorado constitution to prevent gay-tolerant churches from marrying gay couples. Ditto analyzes each of the Focus fundraising…
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Live Out Loud is a New York organization whose goal is to “create a safe space for LGBT youth to learn about powerful and passionate people who are leading extraordinary lives.” The organization has existed since early 2001. It was…
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The Soulforce Equality Ride brought its nonviolent call for fairness for gay Christian students to Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, in mid-March. (Here are first-person Ride diaries for March 16, 17, 18) The goal of the Ride has been for…
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In July 2005, Jerry Falwell was the keynote speaker at an Exodus conference. During his appearance, he approved of parents jailing their children at exgay boot camps such as Love In Action. It was shocking enough at the time, that…
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The Pew Research Center has released a new poll that seems to show a favorable shift in attitudes relating to the rights of gay people.
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Exodus Offices: Small Space, Big Reach
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In a suburb of Orlando, Florida, there is a small office building near the airport where six offices share 6,000 square feet of office space. As of mid-2005, Exodus International was headquartered in one of the six offices, occupying perhaps…
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Exgay Group Drops Case Against Parody Blogger
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According to USA Today, Exodus has dropped its complaint against blogger Justin Watt, after Watt removed the Exodus logo watermark from his parody of Exodus’ antigay billboard that was titled, “Gay? Unhappy?”: I think Exodus’ decision is sensible; even its…
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AFA Makes Baseless Claim About Ford
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In a press release claiming that Ford ‘Proves’ Commitment To Homosexual Agenda, the American Family Association claims that Ford Motor Company “proved to the homosexual leaders the company’s commitment to their agenda” because Ford advertised on an episode of CBS’…