Nancy Alcorn, founder and head of Mercy Ministries, a “Bible-based” rehabilitation home for girls facing ailments ranging from eating disorders to sexual abuse, is a closeted lesbian according to former member Jennifer Wynne. Nashville Scene provides an eye-opening article outing…
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Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) National Strategist for Gender Issues and Exodus speaker, Bob Stith, weighed in on Ray Boltz’ announcement that he has been gay all his life and that God created him that way. Ray Boltz…
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As our readers may have heard, Google recently announced it’s official position against California’s Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in that state. They did so in a blog by Co-founder and…
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SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY September 29, 2008 Contact: Katie Higgins, katie@soulforce.org, 843-259-8876 LIBERTY U. TO ALLOW EQUALITY RIDERS ON CAMPUS Young Adults Tour Christian Colleges to Advocate Safety and Inclusion for All Students What: On Wednesday, October 1, the Soulforce Equality…
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From AP via Texarkana Gazette Bishop Carlton Pearson preached his final sermon at New Dimensions Church on Sept. 7. The church has been folded into All Souls Unitarian Church, the world’s largest church in that denomination. Carlton Pearson once presided…
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As a topic that affects all of our US readers, we would like to alert our readers to the availability of the first copy of what is being called the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. It’s 106 pages of how…
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As the writers at Box Turtle Bulletin have been discovering and reporting, California’s proposed anti-gay marriage amendment – Proposition 8 – is being pushed and backed immensely by the LDS Church. But to give the appearance of ecumenical effort, the…
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XGW Digest: September 25, 2008
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Born-again Christian Clay Aiken comes out of the closet. Anita from Sisterfriends Together reminds readers about another Christian musician who was pilloried for coming out of the closet. Conservative Christian blogger (and gay rights supporter) Misty Irons dissects the arguments of…
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Exodus VP Randy Thomas Almost Gets It
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In Exodus VP Randy Thomas’ latest attempt to define the happenstance of being attracted to the same sex with a single cultural “worldview,” he almost figures it out. He almost realizes that what pushes us to become LGBTQ rather than…
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Falwell Church Member Launches Ex-Gay Website
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A member of the church pastored by the late Reverend Jerry Falwell has launched a website offering advice to homosexuals who want to find “healing from same-sex attraction.” Debbie Thurman of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA, has set up…