Posted on August 31st, 2005 by Timothy Kincaid
Anti-gay activist group, Repent America, has claimed that God destroyed New Orleans because it welcomes gay visitors. A few choice selections from its press release include:
“Southern Decadence” has a history of filling the French Quarters section of the city with drunken homosexuals engaging in sex acts in the public streets and bars. Last year, […] Read more »
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Filed under: Hate Crimes/Free Speech
Posted on August 31st, 2005 by Daniel Gonzales
Everyone except the homosexuals; They’re not allowed to help “bring life and well-being to society”.
And while we’re at it, we’re not going to let them join the priesthood either. To ban celibate homosexuals requires homosexuality be viewed as an identity separate from actions. So… in this one case we’re going to treat it […] Read more »
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Filed under: Lifestyle, Parenting
Posted on August 30th, 2005 by Daniel Gonzales
Various arms of the AFA such as OneMillionYouth.com and the AgapePress have been promoting a new bible distributed by Tim Todd Ministries containing comic book style inserts on various cultural issues. Comics can be viewed at the Truth For Youth website including one on safer sex which is factually incorrect:
Excuse me, did they just […] Read more »
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Filed under: AFA, Health, Physical, Science
Posted on August 30th, 2005 by Andrew Evans
From 365Gay.com, a rumor that the Vatican will become even more anti-gay:
The Vatican is preparing to bar gays from entering the priesthood and is considering removing those gays who are already priests.
Of course, 365Gay.com is quoting “People within the church who are familiar with the workings of the Vatican,” so it is just a rumor […] Read more »
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Filed under: Reform / Renewal
Posted on August 27th, 2005 by Daniel Gonzales
Word has it you people enjoy my info-graphics. I was thinking of putting one together on illustrating how various Exodus staffers’ definitions of “change” lands all over the map.
If anyone has any interesting quotes (you MUST include a source) then please send them my way. Work is getting crazy so I’ll be […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus
Posted on August 26th, 2005 by Timothy Kincaid
An article in a UK paper, The Guardian, about the ex-gay movement. (hat tip Morgan Fox)
Although part of the article reads like “aren’t those Americans odd”, there were a few quotes worth noting. The first is a story that I wish the local papers would carry:
Jeff Harwood, a gay Christian who spent three years […] Read more »
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Filed under: Live-In Programs
Posted on August 26th, 2005 by Timothy Kincaid
The Christian Post had an article about Exodus. While it is basically a bland little information piece, there are a few items in it which are worth noticing.
First, the article points out the difference in perception relating to orientation origin between the general populace and the Evangelical Christians:
Secular society is mixed in its understanding […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus
Posted on August 25th, 2005 by Andrew Evans
Southern Voice released an article yesterday highlighting Jerry Falwell’s newfound support for equal housing & employment rights for gays & lesbians, as shown on “The Situation with Tucker Carlson.”
Says Falwell:
FALWELL: But civil—civil rights for all Americans, black, white, red, yellow, the rich, poor, young, old, gay, straight, et cetera, is not a liberal or a […] Read more »
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Filed under: Discrimination
Posted on August 24th, 2005 by Daniel Gonzales
I have to admit I enjoy the gay literary genre of autobiographical short stories. In that genre, I’ve found a frequently occurring archetype. (My most recent example is here, fast forward to +42:40) A typical story goes a bit like this:
Two young proto-queers become best of friends. Both boys recognize that […] Read more »
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Filed under: Uncategorized
Posted on August 24th, 2005 by Timothy Kincaid
Randy Thomas, the membership director of Exodus, spoke at a press conference by the promoters of a constitutional amendment in Florida to ensure that gay couples are not allowed the same rights as heterosexual couples. As reported by the Florida Baptist Witness:
Thomas, a former homosexual, said proponents of traditional marriage forced him to consider […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus
