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Exodus President Reluctantly Admits ‘It Gets Better’

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By on Oct 13th, 2011

Exodus International President Alan Chambers has decided, over a year after the launch of the It Gets Better project, that he should support the campaign instead of condemning it. In May, the ex-gay leader was livid that Toy Story character Woody was being used to promote the message that things get better for bullied teens. We […]

Mark Driscoll on Facebook Mockery: I Need to Do Better

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By on Jul 14th, 2011

(Updated 07/22/11 — scroll down) Seattle preacher Mark Driscoll has provided some “some backstory” on — though not apologized for — his “flippant comment” about effeminate worship leaders, saying it arose from a conversation with a trucker, and his executive elders have since told him he needs to “do better by hitting real issues with […]

Preacher Mark Driscoll Bullies, Makes Fun of Effeminate Men

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By on Jul 13th, 2011

Celebrity preacher Mark Driscoll, of Seattle’s Mars Hill Church, is a bully — though that’s no revelation to anyone familiar with his macho posturing and derisive attitude towards those who fail to live up to his archaic vision of the Christian alpha male. Now Driscoll is in trouble again over a vicious Facebook status update […]

‘Day of Truth’ Acquired by Focus on the Family

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By on Nov 12th, 2010

Focus on the Family has taken the helm of the Day of Truth, which was spawned by the Alliance Defense Fund to oppose GLSEN’s Day of Silence. It was adopted by Exodus International this past year. Exodus relinquished custody of the DOT not long after several kids committed suicide as a result of anti-gay bullying. […]

Wendy Gritter: It Gets Better

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By on Nov 9th, 2010

Wendy Gritter, of Ontario-based Christian ministry New Direction, tells bullied kids, “It gets better“: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9wBaGxVtg[/youtube]