Mike Ensley’s article in the latest issue of Charisma Magazine illustrates everything that is wrong with Exodus and the ex-gay movement. In What to Do When Your Child Is Gay, Exodus’s “Youth Analyst” warns parents against trying to control their…
Religion
Recently I wrote a post announcing the launch of HOD, the Israeli website for gay religious Jews. This website was started especially to counter Atzat-Nefesh, the website operated by straight people who say gays can change their sexual orientation. One…
Love In Action Documentary Preview Released
Sawed-Off Films has released preview footage of the new documentary This Is What Love In Action Looks Like. The film is an examination of the controversial Memphis-based Love In Action (LIA), a ministry whose actions became notorious in 2005 when…
Exodus Vice President Randy Thomas wrote an article titled “Grace and Gay Men” that recently appeared in the Focus on the Family webzine Boundless. While doing my best to read it with an unbiased eye, I’ll admit that Randy’s erratic…
XGW Bookshelf: Gay Christian 101
Welcome to the Ex-Gay Watch Bookshelf, a new feature and an opportunity for the XGW staff to share books we’ve been reading that may be of interest to our readers. First up, Gay Christian 101 by Rick Brentlinger. A former…
As XGW reported a few days ago, Stephen Black, director of Exodus charter member First Stone Ministries, appeared at the recent rally in support of Oklahoma Representative Sally Kern. The rally was orchestrated by fifty or so churches and assorted…
LGBTJews.org relayed the news that HOD, a Hebrew acronym for “Gay Religious Jews,” is a new website created to counter misinformation about LGBT issues involving religious Jews. Geared toward religiously conservative Jews who live in Israel, HOD has an extensive…
April is chock full of teachable moments lest any teacher’s plan book go empty. We have Keep America Beautiful Month, National Poetry Month, and National Frog Month. April birthdays include Leonardo DaVinci, William Shakespeare, and Daffy Duck. Now, Dr. Warren…
A Lesson in the Priorities of Rep. Sally Kern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy3yQJTqPac More at sallykerntribute.blogspot.com Hat Tip: greatamericanpatriot
Frank Schaeffer was a key player in the early days of the Religious Right. Along with his father, the evangelical apologist Francis Schaeffer (pictured), he successfully mobilized millions of American Christians to pursue an aggressive political agenda based on a…