Posted on February 29th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Exodus leaders Alan Chambers and Randy Thomas have frequently expressed support for President Bush’s re-election in 2004 — most recently they did so on Janet Parshall’s radio program. (Parshall is also a Bush supporter.)
But as Christian evangelical Jim Wallis noted last September in Sojourners magazine, Bush’s theology is not orthodox Christianity; it is, arguably, American […] Read more »
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Filed under: Christian Nationalists, Exodus
Posted on February 29th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Andrew Sullivan is widely regarded among conservatives as an example of tolerance and accommodation. He addresses antigay individuals and arguments on a case-by-case basis. He limits his generalizations and makes an effort not to resort to sweeping insults.
Is it these qualities that prompt Tammy Bruce to label Sullivan a member of the “gay elite” and “gay gestapo”?
Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas cheers Bruce’s confused generalizations. Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Tolerance
Posted on February 29th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Catholic pro-celibacy blogger and Courage participant David Morrison remembers gay journalist Randy Shilts, who died ten years ago this month. Read more »
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Filed under: Celibacy/Chastity, Reform / Renewal
Posted on February 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
From The Washington Post:
A Catholic lay panel found that 4 percent of the nation’s Catholic priests who have served since 1950 were at one time or another accused of sexually abusing minors.
Let’s crunch some statistics, and see whether the crisis can be blamed on homosexuality per se:
20 percent of those alleged or reported abuses were […] Read more »
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Filed under: Antisex Laws, Education/Youth, Reform / Renewal
Posted on February 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
The web site for Canada’s Christian Heritage Party (a minor party consisting of that nation’s “political religious right”) reported Jan. 23 that U.S. ex-gay activist Stephen Bennett is outraged at President Bush for tolerating civil unions — even though the proposed constitutional amendment would ban them. Read more »
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Filed under: Partnerships, Stephen Bennett
Posted on February 28th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Eric Scheie at Classical Values nicely summarizes pundits’ up-and-down votes for ‘The Passion of the Christ.’
Hopefully, Exodus ex-gay spokesman Randy Thomas will broaden his own perspective in the coming days. Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Reform / Renewal
Posted on February 25th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
Janet Parshall, former spokeswoman for the Family Research Council, operates a Christian Right radio show that appears to uphold themes of joyous secularism.
Exodus executive director Alan Chambers and spokesman Randy Thomas eagerly appeared on Parshall’s show yesterday to support the antigay Federal Marriage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They preceded their appearance with an enthusiastic […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Partnerships
Posted on February 22nd, 2004 by Mike Airhart
PFOX was instrumental in the recent formation of the NEA Ex-Gay Educators Caucus.
PFOX’s history of support for discrimination and opposition to antibullying programs in the schools is summarized at Ex-Gay Watch under the PFOX category.
To develop an understanding of PFOX’s hopes for the nation’s schools, it may be worth knowing both PFOX’s official history, and […] Read more »
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Filed under: Critics, PFOX
Posted on February 20th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
People often come to realizations about themselves — as well as changes in their perspective — as they approach middle age.
What happens when someone develops serious doubts about their sexual orientation, especially as they approach midlife?
Must they be either homosexual — or ex-gay?
In my opinion, neither the decision nor the orientation are either/or, black/white.
I respond […] Read more »
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Filed under: Partnerships, Science, Semantics
Posted on February 20th, 2004 by Mike Airhart
An excellent article from Tech Central Station.
I’ve been looking at it since yesterday, and will try to comment further by this weekend.
Advance feedback welcome. Read more »
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Filed under: Partnerships
