USATODAY.com – New York clergy charged for marrying gay couples My first thought: This is going to fan the so-called wildfire. My second thought: Charges will be dropped within 24 hours. It points out a too-often neglected angle in the…
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I’ve been dismayed and discouraged at the Exodus national office’s March 5 defense of antigay bullying in schools, and its condemnation of gay people to Hell. I’ve been too upset, in fact, to write much for the past 10 days….
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E-mail rebel Ace Fumigators started a flamewar in Usenet’s alt.censorship group on March 1 by posting Stephen Bennett’s press release, “Former Homosexual: ‘Gay Marriage is a Counterfeit and Fraud.’” The flamewar begins here. Ace’s own messages consist of references to…
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The Human Rights Campaign makes it easy to contact your state and federal elected officials. Whatever our beliefs about sexuality may be, lawmakers need to hear from you that the “Federal Marriage Amendment” (the Musgrave Amendment) would harm American families…
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Paul Cameron As Bob Dole?
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Samantha Bee did an investigative news parody on Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Is it a problem, she asks, to publicize the relationships of Silo and Roy? Dr. Dan Wharton, Director of the Central Park Zoo…
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Beside the Point: ‘You Don’t Have to Be Gay’
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Posted today to Ex-Gay Watch’s former location at blogs.salon.com: From: Frank Blakely I will get straight to the point. This entire controversy of homosexuality exists solely because of a basic lack of understanding of Man and his basic purposes and…
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Writing for Vermont’s monthly Out In The Mountains, Robert William Wolff praises gay activist Wayne Besen’s book about the ex-gay movement, Anything But Straight.
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David Morrison and Ron Belgau are members of Courage, a group of same-sex-attracted Roman Catholics who believe homosexual behavior is sinful and therefore choose to be celibate. On Feb. 29, Morrison dissected the sloppy theology, stereotypes, and inhospitality of Barbara…
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Exodus leaders Alan Chambers and Randy Thomas have frequently expressed support for President Bush’s re-election in 2004 — most recently they did so on Janet Parshall’s radio program. (Parshall is also a Bush supporter.) But as Christian evangelical Jim Wallis…
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‘Gestapo’ Language And Ex-Gay Tolerance
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Andrew Sullivan is widely regarded among conservatives as an example of tolerance and accommodation. He addresses antigay individuals and arguments on a case-by-case basis. He limits his generalizations and makes an effort not to resort to sweeping insults. Is it…