[O]pponents say the prospect of same-sex book-borrowing endangers the moral fiber of the country’s most sacred reading traditions. “What’s next—gay people at the DMV, being granted licenses to drive cars?” Rev. Brian Peters of Verona, WI said. “Will we be…
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If one reads the news coverage following pretty much any Love Won Out conference it quickly becomes obvious they are attended primarily by family, friends and clergy rather than actual ex-gays or gays. As I’ve stood at the driveways to…
Exodus Youth Guidelines Posted
As you may have read recently, much concern has been displayed for the apparent lack of standards under which Exodus youth member ministries operate. Peterson Toscano has led the push to give Alan Chambers, president of Exodus, the opportunity to…
In December 2006, Ex-Gay Watch asked some questions about the lack of protections for youth in ex-gay programs. Alan Chambers, the President of Exodus International, responded in the comments section. He claimed that pro-gay groups do have problems but that…
Note: In fairness to Exodus, I have changed my references to “abuse” to “misconduct.” Peterson Toscano, a survivor of the ex-gay live-in ministry Love In Action, announced today that Exodus International president Alan Chambers has failed to act publicly to…
In 2004, Dr. Warren Throckmorton produced I Do Exist, a video that profiled five individuals who identified themselves as ex-gay. One of these, Noe Gutierrez, was given particular attention because he had previously been included in a supportive video about…
Good As You comments on an endorsement by antigay relatives’ group PFOX of author Dawn Eden, whose recent book The Thrill of the Chaste discusses a heterosexual woman’s journey away from promiscuity. PFOX distorts the author’s thesis when it conflates…
For What Purpose Exodus
Focus on the Family gave a loving interview with Alan Chambers relating to his book God’s Grace and the Homosexual Next Door. We’ve discussed the book before here, and I don’t wish to linger there. But in the question and…
Mike Ensley On Gender Fluidity
Mike Ensley is in his mid-twenties, and is listed as the assistant for the Exodus International’s Exodus Youth department. Ensley, like many working for Exodus International, has a habit of writing or talking about things which are outside of his…
On December 31st, the student newspaper of Blair High School (Montgomery County, MD) posted an article about the PFOX Handout entitled Flier Sparks Controversy. (Previous XGW article: The PFOX Handout.) It’s pretty clear from the Silver Chips Online article that…