In case you are one of the people who didn’t email me for an explanation, XGW went off-line last Friday morning, May 15. While stories of “being hacked” would be more intriguing and perhaps increase polarization, that didn’t happen. The…
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In Brief: Exodus And the ‘30 Orientations’ Lie
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Recently, the addition of “actual or percieved” sexual orientation and gender identity to the federal law concerning hate crimes has come much closer to reality. Attempting to stir fear, many anti-gay groups claim that the term “sexual orientation” will be…
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XGW Digest: May 9, 2009
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-The situation for gays and lesbians in Uganda continues to worsen. -Emmy-nominated actor David Ogden Stiers comes out of the closet. -The Miss Universe Organization sends a “cease and desist” letter to the National Organization for Marriage for NOM’s use…
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Breaking: Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal In Maine!
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Source: CNN “I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage,” said Baldacci, a Democrat. With this statement, Gov….
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During his recent visit to London for a conference held by the Anglican Church, Joseph Nicolosi was interviewed on the BBC News Hour along with Professor Michael King from the University College of London Medical School. Their debate was short…
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Centuries ago, the Baptist church was founded on the principle of freedom of conscience. According to Baptist belief, individual Christians are fully competent to study the Bible for themselves and to seek guidance from God (the “priesthood of the believer“);…
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Carrie Prejean, who is Miss California, created a stir when she expressed support for marriage only being between a man and a woman at the Miss USA pageant. The National Organization for Marriage quickly adopted her as a spokesperson in…
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XGW Digest: May 2, 2009
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-Same-sex couples begin marrying in Iowa. -Support for gay clergy continues to grow within the Presbyterian Church (USA). -Ex-gay survivor Christine Bakke responds to her mother’s decision to start an ex-gay ministry named after Christine’s blog. -Graduate student Scott Boscoe-Huffman…
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This post deals more heavily with issues of the Christian faith than most. There is some “insider” language as a result. Most readers should be used to the fact that dealing with Exodus intensely means that one will be dealing…
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Guest Post: Another One Bites the Dust
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by Jack Drescher, MD A recent article in Scientific American by Thomas Maier has cast into doubt the veracity of a study published 30 years ago that purported to demonstrate that some people can change their homosexual orientation to a…