Paige Schilt of Soulforce shares about her experiences on the American Family Outing. The Asheville chapter of PFLAG hosts the Real Families Picnic in response to Exodus’ conference. Cartoonist Jack T. Chick, known for his infamous “Chick Tracts,” has aligned…
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XGW Digest: July 17, 2008
Candace Chellew-Hodges proposes a new framework for the debate over the Bible and homosexuality. The Malaysian National News Agency reports on a worrying moral decadence; its tentacles had engulfed the west, and it is now gripping the country with its…
XGW Digest: July 9, 2008
Dr. Laura softens her anti-gay stance. Randy Thomas notes the increase of HIV contractions among men of color aged 13-24, and blames the promiscuity of the “gay lifestyle.” He fails to mention that the “down-low” culture created by intolerance of…
XGW Digest: July 2, 2008
Other Sheep Kenya will host a seminar on Christianity and Homosexuality in Nairobi on July 7-9. The daughter of a gay man shares about being separated from her father by Christian relatives. Anti-gay news groups insist on using the word…
XGW Digest: June 27, 2008
LGBT activists working with Soulforce open a dialogue with Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Maryland. Timothy Kincaid continues to methodically and intelligently disassemble “pro-gay marriage defender” David Benkof, who despite claiming to have ties to the gay…
XGW Digest: June 23, 2008
The Family Research Council is promoting their annual Values Voters Summit with an impressive photo array of 24 speakers, including senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, actress Patricia Heaton, and former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Unfortunately, only 10 have…
XGW Digest: June 17, 2008
September 5 has been set as the theatrical release date for “Save Me,” the ex-gay drama starring Chad Allen and Judith Light. TWO: A panel on “gender issues” organized by the Southern Baptist Church is overrun by ex-gays, is all…
XGW Digest: June 10, 2008
Peter LaBarbera declares a Boycott of Chicago’s Hyatt Regency and Palmer House Hilton hotels after attending International Mr. Leather there. Southern Poverty Law Center reports that the AFA opposes hate crimes legislation because they claim it will negate your right…
XGW Digest: June 5, 2008
The Bloomington, IL Pantagraph examines the spectrum of opinion within Christianity on the issue of homosexuality. At the blog “The Unseen Disciple,” Christian ex-gay ministries are examined to see not only if they could be called Christian, but if they…
XGW Digest: June 2, 2008
Peter Lane, director of Exodus Asia-Pacific, states that criticism from former ex-gays “has hurt his organization,” but declares that it “doesn’t minimize the message” of Exodus. PFOX claims attacks against ex-gays are “rising,” even though most of the events they…