Exgay leaders Alan Chambers and Randy Thomas spent the week in Washington celebrating with a who’s who of the religious right. Thomas met, saw, or had his picture taken with: Coral Ridge Ministries leader D. James KennedyFMA co-sponsor Rep. Marilyn…
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Earlier this month, Exodus exgay leader Alan Chambers joined Concerned Women for America in offering support for antigay protest group Repent America — specifically, for its disruption of a gay entertainment festival in Philadelphia. A few other evangelicals, however, are…
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Exgay Review of ‘Anything But Straight’
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"Unmasking the lies of Wayne Beeson [sic]" — that’s what more-or-less-anonymous exgay blogger Ben aspires to do. But then he doesn’t do it. He and other commenters complain that Besen’s anti-exgay expose, Anything But Straight, is at times rude, sarcastic,…
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Update: The American Counseling Association confirms that Richard Cohen’s expulsion occurred in May 2002. Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, Jan. 25, 2005 website: www.WayneBesen.com ANTI-GAY P-FOX PRESIDENT RICHARD COHEN EXPELLED FOR LIFE FROM THE AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION Revealing, Never-Before Seen Document…
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G-d is not homophobic by The Rev. J. Alton Cressman, 1995 The following article originally appeared in the Port Huron, Michigan Times Herald as a "Guest Opinion" column in 1995 The Rev. J. Alton Cressman has been a member of…
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Gratitude And Frustration
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I’m grateful to folks like Dan Gonzales and averyfineline, who send me factoids and tips via e-mail — or who post them directly to the site. I regret that I frequently lack time to follow through with these worthwhile suggestions….
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Subjective Views About the Founders of Exodus
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It is often reported that two cofounders of Exodus, Michael Bussee and Gary Cooper, became lovers and left the organization. Bussee and Cooper appear together in the documentary One Nation Under God. In his Amazon.com review of the ex-ex-gay video,…
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Profile: Exodus International
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Board of Directors Mike Haley Tom ColeLiving Hope Ministries in Arlington, Texas Rev. John J. Smid, TreasurerExecutive director, Love In Action, Memphis, Tenn. Divorced and remarried. Licensed Southern Baptist minister. Patti Keator, Secretary Alan Chambers, Exodus President Roy BlankenshipOne Way…
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Profile: Parents And Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX)
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Family Research Council, a religious-right organization launched and still guided behind the scenes by James Dobson, founded PFOX in 1996. Press release, 1996Profile at ReligiousTolerance.org FRC founded PFOX under the auspices of exgay activist Anthony Falzarano, who was well-known among…
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Mike Haley of Focus on the Family occupies the chairmanship of the Exodus board of directors. His predecessor as Exodus chairman, John Paulk, was also Haley’s predecessor as head of Focus’ antigay political programs. Exodus’ new spokesperson, Julie Neils, was…