Beppe (Joe G.), a Quaker blogger, shares some of his journey through two exgay ministries. One of them, OutPost, was led at the time by Jeffry Ford, who is now ex-exgay.
Aggrieved-antigay-relatives group PFOX complains that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has been strangely quiet on the issue of equal treatment for former homosexuals. Said [executive director Regina] Griggs, “What about ex-gay rights? Does Kerry support equal access to the public…
Catholic Antigay Teaching And Heterosexism
Gay-spirituality blogger Joe Perez discusses Catholic moral theology and homosexuality with chastity advocate, Courage member and author David Morrison. Joe’s reflections are remarkably civil. I agree with much of what Joe says. My only negative reaction, offhand, is that someone…
Pro-feminist Christian blogger Hugo Schwyzer comments on a consistent ethic of desire that supports both abstinence and gay marriage.
Irrational E-mail
The recent e-mail message was short, and completely devoid of substantiation: Mr. Editor Person- Umm… yes… I know you will dismiss me as a conspirator from the “Religious Right” as you hippie liberals so love to call it, but I…
Houston Weekly Profiles Ex-gays, Ex-exgays
The news and entertainment weekly Houston Press profiles exgays in its Oct. 14 issue. Sometimes sarcastic, often serious, the article balances the journeys of several exgays and exexgays through religious struggle, sexual maturation and moderation, and conflicting therapeutic worldviews. The…
Vote ALL Your Values
People of faith remind us to vote ALL our values, not just hot-button issues.
Writing for Exodus, exgay activist Nancy Brown complains that gay-tolerant and antigay activists were treated unequally at two separate events in two different states. Tolerance activists were tolerated, Brown complains; antigay activists allegedly were not. From her example of the…
Gay author/activist Wayne Besen comments on the contrived hullaballoo over Mary Cheney, the openly lesbian daughter of the vice president who formerly served as gay community liaison at Coors. Besen says that the Cheney family and GOP Senate candidate Alan…
The Southern Voice reports that a Georgia state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and domestic partnerships is causing division among the state’s churches. Among the culture warriors: Ex-gay activist Darryl Foster, who claims to speak for God in promoting…