On Sept. 29, Exodus chairman and Focus on the Family operative Mike Haley accused gay people of intolerance for daring to disagree with his message at the “Love Won Out” conference in Oklahoma City, scheduled for Oct. 25. “The opposition…
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The Family Research Council today defended Lt. Gen. William Boykin’s assertion that Muslims are idolaters and that the Iraq conflict is a war by Christians against infidels. FRC described its (and Boykin’s) bigotry as “a Christian perspective.” FRC proceeds to…
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Ex-Gay Finance: Dire Straits
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The following text is from The Exodus Impact (print newsletter), October 2003. XGW commentary forthcoming. “From Alan’s desk” [Exodus executive director Alan Chambers writes:] Dear Friends: This is a season of desperation. Personally, I am desperate on a number of…
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From Exodus News: The Exodus subheadline reads, “Media spin reaches new pseudo-scientific heights.” But the spin isn’t coming from the media; it comes first from the scientists. With this minor miscue, Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas and executive director Alan Chambers…
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Followup: YWCA Fires Patricia Ireland
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…according to the New York Times via Amy Welborn. Back in May, I said the YWCA had a right to redefine its mission, though the presence of the word “Christian” in its title was puzzling; and I suggested that reactionary…
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Ex-Gay Group Calls Culture Warrior ‘Balanced’
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In a “Breaking Praise Report” sent via e-mail today, Exodus says: Greetings! During this historic season of gay rights legal victories, Exodus has been called upon by the world to add its redemptive voice to the heated debate concerning homosexuality…
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Wayne Besen, Ex-Ex-Gay in Miami Herald
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Steve Rothaus of The Miami Herald wrote Oct. 11 about an ex-ex-gay Christian man, Jerry Stephenson, who is featured in Wayne Besen’s new book, Anything But Straight. Rothaus contrasts Stephenson’s depressing experience as an ex-gay with that of Randy Thomas,…
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Exodus Opens Door to Insubordination
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The Exodus Spotlight for Oct. 14 says this letter from an “anonymous high school counselor” is “very moving”: I am currently a high school counselor in a public school in the Midwest. I am seeing first hand the students dealing…
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Ex-Gay Fatigue
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From Exodus Spotlights, Oct. 14: The Exodus staff has been working overtime to get the message out that freedom from homosexuality is possible through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Exodus declines to acknowledge that the ex-gay movement’s own studies (Spitzer,…
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C.S. Lewis on Marriage Protection
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From Mere Christianity, Chapter 16: Before leaving the question of divorce, I should like to distinguish two things which are very often confused. The Christian conception of marriage is one: the other is the quite different question — how far…