The New York Times reports today on the religious right’s declaration of financial warfare against the Young Women’s Christian Association. The Traditional Values Coalition is seeking to bar federal funding to the YWCA because Ireland’s hiring does not conform to…
Exgay Faceoff
Love Won Out and Love Welcomes All will face off June 21 in Portland, Ore. Love Won Out is a touring political rally organized by Exodus and Focus on the Family. The audiences, numbering several hundred per event, are treated…
Comparing Moralities
Focus on the Family publishes a daily newsletter of political propaganda called CitizenLink. CitizenLink is worth a look, if only to observe the organization’s extraordinarily small moral scope — its lack of vision. Eight out of 12 items on Tuesday’s…
Conservative Defends Racicot
Invoking the Sermon on the Mount, David Horowitz criticizes Gary Bauer and Paul Weyrich over their threats against Republican Party official Marc Racicot — and their intolerance toward gay conservatives.
Muslims on Judeo-You-know-what
Last week, I objected to the phrase “Judeo-Christian” as something of an oxymoron and a myth. Since then, Mark O’Keefe of the Religion News Service has written on the subject: Leading Muslim organizations say it’s time to drop the term…
Wayne Besen’s Ex-Gay Quotes
The web site for Besen’s upcoming book offers “Loving Ex-Gay Quotes” suggesting that ex-gay messages are far from loving. I’ve already ordered the book on the strength of its synopsis, and I hope the book is well-documented. However, the online…
Call to Renewal
Christian evangelicals nail down an agenda for 2003 and 2004 that focuses on genuine social-morality issues. Of interest to those who are committed to legitimate moral concerns, not exgay culture wars.
Positive Message
From the questions and answers page of the exgay Reconciliation Ministries: What does Reconciliation think of the homosexual? “We must reach out with a clarion call. We must stand up and voice our opposition to violence and hateful words. We…
Focus on the Family: Word Game
Focus on the Family agrees with the Human Rights Campaign: Gays are making progress toward equal rights in localities across the United States. Pro-family activists agree, unfortunately, homosexual activism is making strides. Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council: “I…
Exodus on MSNBC
Alan Chambers, executive director of Exodus, appeared on MSNBC’s “Buchanan & Press,” co-hosted by Pat Buchanan and Bill Press, last Friday (May 16). Read the full transcript. Here are edited excerpts. Exodus: I believe [gays] can choose to go straight…