A quick reflection: A while back on XGW, Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas objected to the expectation that Exodus should publicly criticize its political allies when they threaten or lie about gays and ex-gays. Mr. Thomas’ point was that Christians are…
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Anything But Straight
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Haworth Press set today as the release date for Wayne Besen’s book on the ex-gay movement, “Anything But Straight.” The unveiling will be accompanied by a 55-city book tour. An extended excerpt from the book is available here. The book-release…
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In yesterday’s Exodus commentary on reparative therapy, spokesman Randy Thomas appears unwilling to read or accurately summarize the literature that he cites — so he issues strawman arguments about homosexuals and the media instead. World-renowned researcher Dr. Robert L. Spitzer…
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Focus on the Family Mocks Marriages
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Exodus chairman and ex-gay activist Mike Haley runs the antigay politics division of Focus on the Family. Today, Focus reminded its CitizenLink newsletter readers that Focus and its Christian Right allies are the sole defenders of marriage. Focus notes that…
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Antigay Group Censors Itself
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This afternoon, Concerned Women for America removed from its web site an article, discussed at XGW here, that described a gay Canadian couple as “domestic terrorists” for attempting to cross the U.S. border as a couple. Google has a cached…
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Gays = Terrorists?
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Is it terrorism when a gay couple from Canada wishes simply to cross the border as a couple? Concerned Women for America now labels them “domestic terrorists.” CWFA appears to have stooped to a new low in the trivialization of…
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Rumor: John Paulk Criticizes Christian Right
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From a message posted to the Silt blog, and mentioned briefly in comments at XGW some time back: John Paulk called into Mike Signorile’s radio talk show last week. It was truly amazing radio. Paulk said he was a fan…
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Conservative Churches Not Growing After All?
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“Conservative” Christian church leaders occasionally boast that their churches are growing like gangbusters while so-called “liberal” denominations (mainline and orthodox Christian denominations, or any denomination that veers from the given church leader’s ideology) are shriveling due to the non-conservatives’ alleged…
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Exodus Reflects on Being Associated with KKK
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Exodus International executed a political stunt in July when it asked an Orlando city councilwoman to proclaim July 21 “Exodus International Day.” When some Orlando council members — one of whom, Patty Sheehan, was lesbian — protested, Exodus executive director…
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Exodus Spokesman on Freedom of Speech
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The Exodus national office displayed a selective respect for freedom of speech and self-determination in its news release for Sept. 16. Exodus promotes “freedom from homosexuality,” without defining what that means, and it defends freedom of speech — for ex-gay…