The folks at the exgaydiscussionboard frequently exhibit a bad habit. Hobbled by addictions, absolutisms, co-dependencies, and low self-esteem, many of them failed to form healthy relationships during the years (often in their twenties) when they considered themselves gay. Instead of…
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Discrimination Good for Gays?
As reported by Wayne Besen, Exodus executive director Alan Chambers has promoted discrimination by “Christians” against gays. A new study by the Human Rights Campaign documents the impact of employment discrimination against gay couples.
FRC: Tax the Unmarried
I’m catching up here. Earlier this week, the Family Research Council blasted Sen. Bob Graham, presidential candidate. Graham wants to offer federal tax breaks, which already are enjoyed by married couples, to gay domestic partners. FRC asserts that marriage is…
Illogical Analogy to Racism
The Analogy War’s latest salvo: Task force calls churches to help gays abandon lifestyle “There is no such thing as a gay Christian,” Wilkins said. At least one task force member disagreed with that assertion. “Neither I nor the Ethics…
Religious Freedom
Southern Baptists resolve “to oppose steadfastly all efforts by any court or state legislature to validate or legalize same-sex marriage or other equivalent unions.” And they also scold: “We remind the international community that religious liberty is not merely the…
Freedom of Association
Clint Bolick of the Institute for Justice writes in The Washington Post that while conservatives defend freedom of association for the Boy Scouts, they oppose freedom of association for gay people. Bolick is fair about the issue, however: He notes…
From Friday’s Calgary (Alberta) Herald: It is “selfish and rude” for the gay community to push for same-sex marriage legislation and “redefine society’s traditions and conventions simply for our self-indulgence,” says a national homosexual group. John McKellar, executive director of…
Focus/Family Markets Gay-Marriage Scare
If a conservative three percent of the population were gay, then there would be roughly nine million gay people in the United States. As of Tuesday, according to CBS, three U.S. gay couples had obtained marriages in Ontario. Six people…
Exodus Targets Churches
An Exodus press release today declares “Exodus Conference Targets Broader Audience.” Exodus emphasizes its outreach this year to churches; outreach to gays is not mentioned. Exodus executive director Alan Chambers is quoted: Our mission this year is to strengthen the…
Ex-Gay Video At So. Baptist Convention
“The Way Out,” an ex-gay video, was to be presented June 17 by Exodus and Southern Baptist Convention leaders at the SBC convention in Phoenix. From Exodus News: Alan Chambers, Executive Director of Exodus and attending the convention, states, “The…