Responses to ABC’s 20/20 program revising history in the case of Matthew Shepard: Chris Matthew Sciabarra: God hates fags… But Shepard’s killers don’tChris Bull: Antigay slayings that have been ignoredColoradoan: Shepard’s killers piece pandered to audience GLAAD Q&A Jon Rowe:…
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Focus/Family Honors Group Accused of Felonies
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Michael Marcavage and his antigay Repent America group await a Dec. 14 hearing on several felony and misdemeanor charges related to their raid against OutFest, a Philadelphia gay street festival. Marcavage has not drawn headlines recently in the Philadelphia newspapers…
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Thanks, And an Apology: Red/blue Moral Values
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Apologies to Avery at southern Gospel music blog averyfineline.com for letting down my guard against the red/blue-state myth that the major media pundits seem to thrive upon. (Keep in mind, though: I gratefully noted here the data showing that the…
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Double-talk on Civil Unions And Benefits
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According to PrideSource, throughout the campaign to constitutionally ban marriage for gay couples in Michigan, antigay advocates said that Proposal 2 was "only about marriage….this is not about rights or benefits or how people choose to live their life." But…
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Rick Mercier of the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va., pens a thoughtful commentary, too rarely seen in larger news media. Introductory paragraphs: I cracked open my Bible and started rereading the Gospels. And you know what? I can’t see what…
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Focus on the Family bases its campaign against Alfred Kinsey upon a foundation of hearsay. It may be refreshing, then, listen to NPR’s Fresh Air, hosted by Terry Gross, and hear the film director of Kinsey base his movie on…
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This morning’s Washington Post reports: Many American youngsters participating in federally funded abstinence-only programs have been taught over the past three years that abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that half the gay male teenagers in the United States…
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Exodus ‘elitism’: Gays Who Break the Exgay Mold
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I have quoted little from Exodus leaders Randy Thomas and Alan Chambers recently, because they repeat the same ludicrous, unimaginative, thoughtless, unresearched mantra that has been playing, like a scratched vinyl record, for several years now: According to Exodus HQ,…
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Media Refuse Gay-inclusive Religious Ads
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CBS, NBC, and UPN Major broadcast TV networks have refused to run an uncontroversial Christian ad campaign that emphasizes the United Church of Christ’s welcome to all people, including gays. (The ad has been accepted by a handful of cable…
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Former APA Chief Defends Exgay Therapy
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NARTH reports on Robert Perloff, former president of the American Psychological Association. Perloff keynoted the annual NARTH conference in mid-November. Excerpts from Perloff: I am here as the champion of one’s right to choose … It is my fervent belief…