This week will be very important in ongoing efforts of mainline denominations to determine the appropriate response to gay Christians within their family. The Episcopal Church will be having its national convention at which issues relating to the ability of…
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Oh the Pain, the Pain
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It should not be surprising that those who describe themselves as former homosexuals would have a negative view of “the homosexual lifestyle”. The testimonies on the websites of ex-gay ministries almost universally are stories of miserable people living unfulfilled and…
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Love Won Out – Washington DC
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As people begin to post about their experiences at Love Won Out this weekend, I’ll continuously update this post. Steve Boese went inside the conference. Photos of the protest outside from Bruce GarrettStraight, Not Narrow has a nice summary. Focus’…
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Attention “As the World Turns” Fans
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AfterElton.com has this about an ex-gay camp plot: SPOILER ALERT Luke’s birth father (don’t ask–it’s a long story) recently reappeared, and next week will try to send Luke to an ex-gay camp. Given how pro-gay the show has been, I…
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We Love Bob Knight
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Can I just say I love the photo of Wayne Besen concerned woman Bob Knight is running in his story on Truth Wins Out. Watch out, or he’ll bite cha!
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Alan Chambers: One Week, Two Deceptive Figures
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It’s been a schizophrenic past couple years for Alan Chambers. He never seems sure of how many queers his ministries have straightened out. On Monday in an Exodus press release Alan was quoted: “The lives of thousands of former homosexuals,…
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XGWers At Los Angeles Pride
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This upcoming weekend is Los Angeles Pride. Since I missed Peterson’s event, it would be great to have a chance to meet all of you Angelinos (or close by) who may be there celebrating. I will be all over the…
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Randy Thomas and Alan Chambers recently went to Washington DC to lobby for the marriage amendment. Ex-Gay Watch readers have likely thought many different things about Chambers’ and Thomas’ motivation. My editor Mike dug up an old copy of the…
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Exgays Exploited
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Steve Schalchlin, a co-founder of the online gay/exgay bridge-building project Bridges Across the Divide, comments on the political exploitation of exgays by Focus on the Family — a gradual process that he has observed since 1998.
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Professional “former homosexual” and white male Randy Thomas had this to say over at his blog today: At today’s press conference one of my heroes, Rev. Bill Owen, spoke very passionately about what civil rights means to the African American…