Following its decision in Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Kansas Court of Appeals to reconsider the conviction of gay teen-ager Matthew Limon. (Previous XGW coverage. Focus on the Family defended the sentencing.) In a ruling published…
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Morons.org on Taxpayer Handouts to Ex-Gays
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Nick of Morons.org doesn’t appreciate Focus on the Family’s effort last week to steer federal funding of faith-based initiatives.
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Focus/Family: How to Treat Gay Loved Ones?
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Blogger Jayelle Wiggins attended Love Won Out in Orlando in November 2001, then wrote up her experience. Recently, Focus on the Family surveyed her on the long-term impact of LWO in her life — and enclosed a tract advising how…
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Taxpayer Handouts to Ex-Gays — Yes Or No?
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The following media outlets cover an uproar over Focus on the Family ex-gay activists’ appearance at a Congressional hearing on funding of faith-based initiatives: The Advocate The Denver Post Rocky Mountain News PlanetOut 365gay.com The following activists issued press releases…
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Greed Is Good? Focus on the Family Agrees…
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… with an author who praises profit motive and self-interest as Christian motives to advance society.
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On Dec. 9, Ex-Gay Watch observed that Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas had complained publicly about being quoted out-of-context by Focus on the Family. The next day, Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas offered a near-apology to Focus on the Family. Thomas associated…
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On his personal blog, Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas today issued a clarification to his official comments, quoted by Focus on the Family, blaming gays as a class for apathy and irresponsibility in the battle against AIDS. Thomas says he was…
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XGW has previously commented on the Matthew Limon case: June 28: Gay Teenager’s Prison Term Voided Sept. 17: Kansas AG Distorts, Misleads, Inflames Oct. 1: Focus/Family Wants Gay Kid Imprisoned 17 Years On Dec. 3, the Lawrence, Kan., Journal-World reported:…
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A followup on two XGW messages on AIDS earlier this week. Focus on the Family asserted on Tuesday that homosexuals should fight HIV/AIDS through abstinence alone. Focus frowns on the use of condoms as a fallback when abstinence fails. In…
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FRC Promotes Closets That Contribute to AIDS
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In browsing Google News today, I found a handful of articles linking high risk of HIV infection to closeted and homophobic same-sex-attracted populations (and their spouses) living in isolation from openly gay communities and safer-sex education efforts. In other words,…