In a letter to the Palm Springs Desert Sun about the Love Won Out conference in Indian Wells, Focus on the Family’s Bill Maier managed to be untruthful in nearly every paragraph. Considering the extent of the deception, it is…
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An op-ed by Bill Maier of Focus appeared in Monday’s edition of the Palm Springs Desert Sun. This is my response which was sent to the Sun that evening: Editor, This is in response to Bill Maier’s op-ed “Hear our…
Palm Springs Mayor to Attend LWO
Gay Palm Springs mayor Ron Oden announced at a press conference today he: …would accept Thursday’s invitation from Focus on the Family to attend the conference. “I definitely want to attend and have the opportunity to share my perspective,” he…
Focus Strikes Out With Atlanta Braves
According to the Southern Voice, The Atlanta Braves have asked that anti-gay Focus on the Family not be included in future Faith Days events. “We do not feel it is an appropriate connection for Focus on the Family to be…
Nancy Heche’s “Love” Shows Its True Colors
Focus on the Family’s ex-gay roadshow, Love Won Out, has presented Dr. Nancy Heche (doctorate in pastoral counseling) as an authority on sexual orientation issues. Heche claims to represent “truth and love” in her approach. Heche’s claim to authority is…
Cindy Rodriguez, columnist for the Denver Post, attended the peace vigil that Soulforce organized to pray for the end of James Dobson’s persecution of gay people. She spoke with Mike Haley, Focus on the Family’s head ex-gay, about his anti-gay…
When Focus goes after transgender issues it’s both sad and comical how little they appear to know. This time they’re all worked up about a transgenderd 5 year old beginning kindergarden in Broward County, Florida. From Family News In Focus…
Top 10 Power Brokers of the Religious Right
AlterNet on July 7 reprinted Top 10 Power Brokers of the Religious Right, published in June by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. James Dobson ranks No. 2. (Blame Pat Robertson.) The top power brokers are indexed, along…
In their CNN to-and-fro last week, Focus on the Family’s James Dobson wagged his finger at the media for not demonizing and ostracizing homosexuals — while the Human Rights Campaign’s Joe Solmonese summarized the Gay Agenda: But I would be…
Eve Tushnet, Readers Discuss ‘Love Won Out’
Eve Tushnet has posted a variety of reader reactions (along with her own responses) to her National Review Online article about Focus on the Family’s exgay-ideology road show. Tushnet also links back to a spring debate on reparative therapy hosted…