Melvin W. Wong was the lead speaker at a group of ex-gay seminars organized by Focus on the Family in Singapore last week. Wong is affiliated with the Exodus International referral network. A blogspot blogger, Rabelaisian Rebel, uncovers professional criticism…
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Focus Expands Ex-Gay Campaign to Asia
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Focus on the Family extended its ex-gay political campaign to Singapore late last week with seminars marketing “recovery therapy.” And already the lead speaker faces professional criticism for misstating his training and credentials. The Focus on the Family campaign consisted…
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Continuing the selective morality discussion: Froma Harrop of The Providence Journal wrote an excellent commentary Nov. 26 on the extremely high divorce rate among Bible Belt Christians — 73 percent in Mississippi, she says; 79 percent in Oklahoma. (Those numbers…
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In the wake of the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, Exodus could have informed its membership of the diversity of thoughtful, faithful and impassioned Christian opinions on the subject. Instead, Exodus on Nov. 21 replayed the propaganda of…
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Exodus Condemns NBC’s ‘Law And Order:SVU’
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Like Hillary Rodham Clinton, Exodus regrettably sees far-reaching evil conspiracies behind those who disagree with it. The organization this morning issued a condemnation of the ‘Law and Order:SVU’ episode about an ex-gay murder. Instead of merely discussing the humanity or…
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Media Notes: Ex-Gay Workshop, Oklahoma City
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Online media coverage of the ex-gay “Love Won Out” conference in Oklahoma City, and related protests, seems to be sparse. If you have seen articles published since the event occurred, please let XGW know. Thanks! Pre-event coverage: Op-ed by Wayne…
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Ex-Gay Fears on Display for Oklahoma City
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On Sept. 29, Exodus chairman and Focus on the Family operative Mike Haley accused gay people of intolerance for daring to disagree with his message at the “Love Won Out” conference in Oklahoma City, scheduled for Oct. 25. “The opposition…
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The Family Research Council today defended Lt. Gen. William Boykin’s assertion that Muslims are idolaters and that the Iraq conflict is a war by Christians against infidels. FRC described its (and Boykin’s) bigotry as “a Christian perspective.” FRC proceeds to…
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FRC’s Cookie-Cutter Antigay Sermon
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The Family Research Council is mass-distributing this antigay sermon to thousands of churches for use by pastors during “Marriage Protection Week.” Comments welcome.
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Focus/Family Barks At Gay Sportswriter
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In its CitizenLink newsletter for Oct. 1, Focus on the Family questioned Boston Herald sportswriter Ed Gray’s motive for acknowledging his sexual orientation. From the newsletter’s “news briefs” section (not online): Gray exploited the attention Bostonians are giving to the…