Time to follow up on Stephen Bennett’s plans to bring Bible gift bags to gay and lesbian families and their children in Provincetown Massachusetts this coming Saturday. In May, we noted that Stephen Bennett Ministry’s (SBM’s) $50K fundraising target could…
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Promise And Problems At Portland Fellowship
XGW reader Norm notes that John Paulk is no longer listed on the staff of Portland Fellowship. And the Fellowship’s founder, Phil Hobizal, remains on a leave of absence due to “an unhealthy emotionally entangled relationship” mentioned in the Fellowship’s…
ABA Reports on Virginia Ban on Civil Unions
The American Bar Association reports on legal expert reactions to a Virginia law, enacted July 1, which voided gay civil unions — and, some say, most other legal contracts signed between gay partners. The ABA points out serious problems caused…
Illinois Church Sign Sparks Debate
The church sign lacked both originality and insight: “God made Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve” and “Marriage is between a man and a woman.” It is the sign’s thoughtless sarcasm, not just its antigay sentiment, that raised debate…
Big-government Resolution to Support Ex-gays
Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays is rallying support for U.S. House and Senate resolutions supporting tolerance for “former homosexuals and lesbians.”
Scary Places Frem 20,000 Feet
Aerial view of Washington’s Dupont Circle. I see upscale shoppers and workers sipping chais or chowing on wraps. Ben claims to see a place where he can’t walk without being accosted by gay men. What different people see — I…
Wayne Besen Responds to Ex-gay Ad Campaign
Ex-Gay Watch: Discussed Elsewhere
Dalai Banana discusses the allure of spiritual regression (OK, this is my own spin) — the temptation to limit oneself to an immature, beginner-level spirituality that sells trite answers to life’s questions. In time, some people discover the answers were…
Ex-Gay Watch: Site Updates
Bit by bit, I’m updating old sections of the site. Here are updated entries and their revision dates: July 20, 2004 Exgay Darryl L. Foster on Exgay Politics
Cincinnati Background Info
I figured I’d dig around for a little background info on Cincinnati Ohio, where Exodus published a full-page ad in the Cincinnati Enquirer on Thursday.