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I have often expressed my personal opinion that Exodus relies upon Focus on the Family as its primary “benefactor.” Specifically, I contend that Focus spends hundreds of thousands of dollars each year on Love Won Out events, billboards, political ads, and press releases that prominently spotlight Exodus leaders making antigay political speeches and supporting other [...]
A Tenable Belief analyzes ex-gay activist Stephen Bennett’s holiday fund-raising appeal. On his home page, Bennett claims an immediate need for $25,000 to repay debts and then warns that his activist operation might not continue unless donors supply $100,000 by Dec. 31 to cover just the first three months of 2007. ATB notices what’s missing [...]
From Focus on the Family’s ‘Love Won Out’ Conference Comes to Woodstock; Message That ‘Change is Possible’” to Be Shared in Georgia on Nov. 4: “The issues surrounding homosexuality have become so politicized in recent years, that it is easy for people to forget how deeply personal these matters are. We hope to change that,” [...]
In a suburb of Orlando, Florida, there is a small office building near the airport where six offices share 6,000 square feet of office space. As of mid-2005, Exodus International was headquartered in one of the six offices, occupying perhaps 1,000 square feet. Please note that I am not disclosing the office address. (I’d disclose [...]
While poking around public records (which I’m not going to specify in the interest of Alan’s privacy) I found last August Alan and Leslie Chambers purchased a four bedroom home for $325,500. I don’t think Leslie is a full time staffer at Exodus but I did find record she was the manager of Exodus’ 2004 [...]
Exodus financial results for 2004 are now available, courtesy of MinistryWatch: Contributions to Exodus rose 36 percent, from $454,000 in 2003 to $617,000 in 2004. In the prior year, contributions rose 40 percent, from $324,500 to $454,000. Other revenue sources rose more than 50 percent, from $200,000 to $308,000. In the prior year, other revenue [...]
Conservative Christian Blogger/journalist Justin McLachlan disagreed took issue with recent calls for an investigation of Focus on the Family’s tax-exempt status. In response, McLachlan researched the status of Teach The Facts, a suburban Washington parents group battling the religious right over the local school district’s sex-education curriculum. McLachlan concluded that TTF began advertising the tax [...]
From Walter Olson at Overlawyered.com: The Pat Robertson-founded American Center for Law and Justice is ostensibly a religious-right nonprofit legal-advocacy organization. But Tony Mauro of Legal Times reports that Jay Sekulow, head of ACLJ, has “feathered his nest” with perks far out of line for an organization that calls itself either “nonprofit” or “Christian.” Mauro [...]
It’s about economics. More specifically, it’s about economic sociology. Consider: the social cost of coming out and living openly as a gay person continues to decline rapidly. (In modern America, it’s increasingly rare for a gay person to lose their job, get cut off from family and friends, or be discriminated against in housing for [...]
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability monitors the financial integrity of evangelical Christian ministries on an annual basis. Christianity Today notes this week that ECFA’s standards are a bit rudimentary: Participating charitable ministries, for example, are permitted to pay most of their income in lavish salaries to executives and fund-raisers. The magazine says 30.9 percent [...]
Cecilfirefox says:
Nailed it, David.
David Roberts says:
Everyone has a right to their own faith and beliefs, and...
Leonidas Constable says:
you never expounded on the passage cited 1 Cor. 6:9-11. Maybe...
Cecilfirefox says:
I wish her the best!
Unlike mixed-orientation "marriages" this is a natural...
Anthony Venn-Brown (@gayambassador) says:
love your work Mike