The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article about Courage, the Catholic ex-gay group, meeting there and a protest held by Catholic Action Network for Social Justice. Protestors objected that Courage views homosexuality as changable through reparative therapy. Christina Nair, speaking…
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The U.S. antigay Catholic group Courage, which contends there is a “homosexual identity” and then coaches same-sex-attracted Catholics to reject that identity in favor of chastity, will hold its national conference July 27 at St. Louis University in St. Louis,…
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As has been discussed here, the new Vatican policy on seminarians excludes ex-gay Catholics that have “deep-rooted homosexual tendencies”. Regina Griggs, president of PFOX, claims to this a victory for the ex-gay movement. Ignoring the actual wording of the proclamation,…
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Sed Contra, written by Courage participant and chaste Catholic David Morrison has offered a great deal of nuanced thinking on this topic. More antigay than gay-tolerant, perhaps, but better than the incendiary rubbish circulating among the religious right. Recent posts:…
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Blogger: Christian, Gay And Confused
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From Brady at Some Guys Are Normal comes word of a new blog by a Christian woman trying to work through her same-sex attraction. Her first post observes a fundamental difference between gay celibacy and the heterosexual wait for marriage….
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Recycling Antigay Catholic Stereotypes
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Social-conservative website MichNews.com in mid-July reprinted the boilerplate exgay sales pitch of the Rev. Richard Perozich, who for years has been influential in the U.S. antigay/pro-chastity Catholic network called Courage (no relation to the British ex-exgay Christian group). (Courage historically…
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Catholic Antigay Teaching And Heterosexism
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Gay-spirituality blogger Joe Perez discusses Catholic moral theology and homosexuality with chastity advocate, Courage member and author David Morrison. Joe’s reflections are remarkably civil. I agree with much of what Joe says. My only negative reaction, offhand, is that someone…
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Virginia Stephenson of Soulforce Albuquerque provides a first-hand account of her group’s encounter with Courage, a Catholic organization that promotes chastity among same-sex-attracted individuals. Courage does not call itself "ex-gay." But: Courage favors NARTH reinterpretations of current science; Courage misdefines…
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Liberal Catholic Analysis of Courage Activist
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A liberal Catholic blogger thoughtfully and methodically analyzes the recent and sometimes stereotypical reasoning of Ron Belgau, who is an activist in Courage, the Catholic antigay, pro-chastity movement. (Note that I describe Courage as both antigay and pro-chastity. In fact,…
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Someone recently wrote to XGW, requesting a copy of Getting It Straight: What the Research Shows About Homosexuality. FRC’s description of the booklet is not encouraging: It begins by claiming to refute homosexual “myths” that were never advanced by many…