A British journalist has gone undercover to investigate the ex-gay movement. Lucy Bannerman of The Times (London) spent a week at an Exodus retreat at the LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Centre, North Carolina, an experience she dubbed “six days of evangelism…
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Evergreen International bills itself as “the most complete resource for Latter-day Saints on same-sex attraction.” As one of the larger ex-gay organizations after Exodus International, a number of familiar names in that arena hail from Evergreen. Outgoing NARTH President Dean…
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SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY September 29, 2008 Contact: Katie Higgins, katie@soulforce.org, 843-259-8876 LIBERTY U. TO ALLOW EQUALITY RIDERS ON CAMPUS Young Adults Tour Christian Colleges to Advocate Safety and Inclusion for All Students What: On Wednesday, October 1, the Soulforce Equality…
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From AP via Texarkana Gazette Bishop Carlton Pearson preached his final sermon at New Dimensions Church on Sept. 7. The church has been folded into All Souls Unitarian Church, the world’s largest church in that denomination. Carlton Pearson once presided…
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As the writers at Box Turtle Bulletin have been discovering and reporting, California’s proposed anti-gay marriage amendment – Proposition 8 – is being pushed and backed immensely by the LDS Church. But to give the appearance of ecumenical effort, the…
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In Brief: New And Upcoming Releases
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September is the release month for several items that may be of interest to the XGW community: -Peterson Toscano’s recently retired stage show, Doin’ Time in the Homo No Mo’ Halfway House, is now available on DVD. -Save Me, the…
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Click here for a vintage homophobic hate tract from 1986. The comic book, by Dick Hafer, is titled Homosexuality: Legitimate, Alternative Deathstyle, and promises “the facts behind today’s headlines,” declaring that “what consenting adults do in the privacy of their…
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It is no surprise to discover that the church attended by McCain VP candidate Sarah Palin is a supporter of anti-gay groups and ex-gay programs. A Time Magazine article about the Wasilla Bible Church this week revealed: The only sign…
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Ex-gay, ex-Exodus leader Anthony Falzarano believes God may have caused a lesbian’s partner to die of breast cancer in order to chastise her. Falzarano, the founder of PFOX, told former ex-gay Darlene Bogle that God may have been trying to…
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My Hope – By Jay Holloman (College Jay)
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I like Wendy Gritter, and I like New Direction. She’s a sweet and Christ-focused woman and I think New Direction is one of the most Christ-centered ministries for people that deal with same-sex attraction. I was upset when I read…