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Private NARTH Letter to Dr. Francis Collins Displays Arrogance

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By on Nov 8th, 2011

In 2007, the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) posted an article by Dean Byrd on their website.  It seemed written to give the impression that noted geneticist Dr. Francis Collins agreed with both the idea that homosexuality did not have a genetic cause and that it could be changed or [...]

NARTH Continues Attack on Noted Geneticist Francis Collins

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By on Mar 21st, 2011

The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) is once again attacking the veracity of noted geneticist Dr. Francis S. Collins.  For a review of the history of this issue, please see the summary and links in our previous post.  The original NARTH article that started this is “Homosexuality Is Not Hardwired,” Concludes [...]

Bob Stith And Baptist Press Correct Erroneous Collins’ Quote

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By on Oct 10th, 2008

As XGW reported last week, Bob Stith, the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) National Strategist for Gender Issues and Exodus speaker, apologized in an email to us for his use of erroneous quotes from noted geneticist Francis Collins. XGW has made correction of the misuse of Collins’ materials a priority since NARTH‘s Dean Byrd mangled words [...]

Southern Baptist’s Bob Stith Apologizes for Erroneous Collins Quote

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By on Oct 2nd, 2008

Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) National Strategist for Gender Issues and Exodus speaker, Bob Stith, weighed in on Ray Boltz’ announcement that he has been gay all his life and that God created him that way.  Ray Boltz is a celebrated contemporary Christian musician and his announcement prompted many in the ex-gay and [...]

Update: Noted Geneticist Confirms XGW Correction of Greg Quinlan, NARTH

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By on Sep 21st, 2008

Working with the New Jersey Family Policy Counsel and speaking to the American Family Association’s (AFA) One News Now, ex-gay Greg Quinlan made statements on behalf of noted geneticist Francis S. Collins that were untrue — specifically that his work on the human genome project had led to the “fact” that homosexuality was 100% nurture, [...]

Exodus’ Alan Chambers Says Gay Orientation 100% Developmental

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By on Jun 19th, 2008

Speaking on Chris Fabry Live! last month, Exodus President Alan Chambers made this astonishing declaration: The truth is, when we look at the issue of homosexuality, the only thing that we do know at this point in time is that it is developmental.  There has never been a study that’s been done that replicated, or [...]

Major Geneticist Francis Collins Responds to NARTH Article

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By on May 25th, 2007

Francis Collins is a respected geneticist most recognized for his leadership of the Human Genome Project. He has championed the free, open access of genomic information to the worldwide scientific community so that as many minds as possible can work on solving the connections between genes and disease. He envisions a world where disease can [...]