Posted on January 30th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Following its decision in Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Kansas Court of Appeals to reconsider the conviction of gay teen-ager Matthew Limon. (Previous XGW coverage. Focus on the Family defended the sentencing.)
In a ruling published today, the Kansas Court of Appeals upholds the state’s discriminatory sentencing of gay teen-agers and dictates […] Read more »
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Filed under: Antisex Laws, Focus on the Family/FRC
Posted on January 29th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
In an interview with Human Events, Sandy Rios of Concerned Women for America maps out the organization’s strategy on gay marriage.
Specifically, CWA believes the Federal Marriage Amendment to ban gay marriages in every state is too weak, because the antigay Alliance for Marriage was able to market FMA as if it allowed civil unions. Alliance […] Read more »
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Filed under: Christian Nationalists
Posted on January 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
On his blog “Just Think!” on Jan. 7, Exodus executive director Alan Chambers says those who knowingly transmit HIV should be prosecuted, regardless of sexual orientation.
But that was not Chambers’ public position in regard to Michael Johnston when the scandal broke — nor does Chambers clarify his position on Johnston now.
To the best of XGW’s […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Health, Scandals
Posted on January 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
In the Jan. 23 issue of Spotlights, Exodus executive director Alan Chambers attempts to explain why Exodus lobbies ex-gays and Christians to discriminate — and to promote government-mandated discrimination — against gay couples:
Had same-sex marriage been legal in 1990 I am almost certain that I would have tested that option. I met men who I […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Partnerships
Posted on January 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Ecclesiastes 1:9 has nothing to do with “lesbianism” or the Showtime cable network, but that didn’t stop Exodus from cutting-and-pasting a random Bible verse into its Jan. 23 issue of Spotlights.
Exodus board member Anne Paulk ridicules ‘The L Word,’ the Showtime network’s new weekly drama about lesbian characters. After accusing the show of invading her […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Television
Posted on January 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Commentator Deroy Murdock wrote an op-ed for Scripps Howard, reminding heterosexuals that their non-monogamous straight peers — not homosexuals — are the ones with a track record of undermining marriage.
In the Jan. 16 edition of Spotlights, spokesman Randy Thomas responded. Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus
Posted on January 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
The conservative Roman Catholic media agency Zenit published a lengthy interview Jan. 24 on the alleged parental and social origins of homosexuality.
The sole subject of the article is John Harvey, founder of the pro-celibacy group Courage, who offers no scientific studies to substantiate his views.
Harvey asserts that people with predominant same-sex attraction are predisposed from […] Read more »
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Filed under: Celibacy/Chastity
Posted on January 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Exodus executive director Alan Chambers was a guest on gay author and activist Michelangelo Signorile’s radio show Jan. 27.
Chambers’ blog entry about the show
If anyone has a link to transcripts, media coverage, or comments by Signorile, please share. Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus
Posted on January 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Ron Belgau of Courage Seattle gave a talk at Georgetown University last week:
“The Love That Does Not Count the Cost: A Biblical Reflection on Same Sex Attraction and Christian Love”
Belgau is a vocal advocate for chastity outside of heterosexual marriage. Read more »
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Filed under: Celibacy/Chastity
Posted on January 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Nick of Morons.org doesn’t appreciate Focus on the Family’s effort last week to steer federal funding of faith-based initiatives. Read more »
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Filed under: Focus on the Family/FRC
