After finding myself sending Mike numerous emails to the effect of “please post this” (including the one below) I’ve decided to join the team here at XGW. I’m Daniel Gonzales, a single 24 year old apprentice architect in Long Beach,…
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By Dan Gonzales Last Saturday, "Life On The Edge Live," Focus on the Family’s two-hour teen radio show, dealt exclusively with homosexuality and the guest was Scott Davis of Exodus Youth. Davis contributes little more than a few poorly chosen,…
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My XGW Agenda
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In case anyone is curious, I’d like to fill you in on how I came to be an XGW contributor. It actually started with a negative review I wrote of XGW over at my own blog, questioning the notion that…
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Support for Gay Marriage Declining?
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I’m not sure if it’s true, but it has the folks at the Conservative Voice all atwitter. The press release comes complete with an approving quote from Exodus rep Randy Thomas. It’s a good reminder that the real agenda of…
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Another Study on Gene Theory
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Covered by Agape Press and followed, of course, by the requisite bleating press release from Warren Throckmorton, denouncing the reported findings. Blah, blah, blah. On a philosophical level, getting bogged down in the genetics debate will get us absolutely nowhere. …
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Apologies From Mike
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My real-world partner Steve and I are hosting out-of-town relatives this week. A handful of XGW readers has been sending helpful news tips via e-mail; I’ll catch up with these messages as soon as I can.
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Exgays: What Are They Good For?
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I’m just musing here, but it occurs to me that in some ways the existence of the ex-gay movement does the gay movement quite a bit of good. Consider: there was a time when the leaders of the Religious Right…
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Gay writer Keith Boykin says that he has been receiving considerable criticism via e-mail in response to an old article criticizing exgay activist Donnie McClurkin. Among the critics: another ex-gay activist, Darryl L. Foster. Participants in Boykin’s discussion forum are…
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Conservatives And Gays
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One thing that always strikes me when discussing gay rights with conservatives, is their underlying wish (sometimes expressed explicitly) that the whole issue will just "go away." I understand that impulse to some degree. We humans like ordered systems, and…
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Leaving Fundamentalism
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David L. Rattigan launched LeavingFundamentalism.org in mid-March, according to WHOIS. Already, Leaving Fundamentalism has numerous thoughtful articles of interest to Christians who are recovering from the ravages of fundamentalism. Well worth a look.