Posted on December 31st, 2005 by Mike Airhart
Even before they had seen the movie, exgay network Exodus and its prime benefactor Focus on the Family feared that Brokeback Mountain might prompt conservative Christians to rethink how they treat homosexual family members. And upon rethinking their own role in the homosexual problem, Christian movie viewers might realize that the culture-war tactics of Exodus […] Read more »
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Filed under: Media
Posted on December 30th, 2005 by Daniel Gonzales
I recently learned blog Good As You has made offers to ex-gays asking them to appear on The 700 Club and take a lie detector test. Earlier this week Tim Wilkins of Cross Ministries accepted Good As You’s challenge. The 700 Club hasn’t been involved in the offer so I emailed them yesterday asking […] Read more »
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Filed under: Television
Posted on December 29th, 2005 by Daniel Gonzales
I’m open to ideas on how to infographic-ize this newest advertisement from Love In Action. There will be no comments on this post, please email me your ideas privately.
Update: Check back Monday for the spiffy new LIA infographic! Read more »
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Filed under: Live-In Programs
Posted on December 29th, 2005 by Mike Airhart
If you own a mobile phone or handheld computer with a JavaScript-enabled web browser, you may now visit the most recent entries at Ex-Gay Watch here:
http://www.exgaywatch.com/blog/mobile.html
This page is condensed and simplified for easy mobile viewing.
Here are some tips for mobile viewing:
1. On Blackberrys, the “Internet Browser” may not display Mobile XGW, but the “Blackberry […] Read more »
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Filed under: About XGW
Posted on December 29th, 2005 by Mike Airhart
Quite some time ago, I withdrew exgay personal web sites from the XGW indexes of worthwhile web sites (located in the column to your right) because:
1. Permanent links that lack any explanation might send unsuspecting visitors to sites that advocate unhealthy or self-destructive attitudes.
2. Some exgay blogs turned out to be anonymous fronts or gossipy […] Read more »
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Filed under: Weblogs
Posted on December 28th, 2005 by Mike Airhart
The death of Charles W. Socarides reminded libertarian lawyer Jonathan Rowe of opposing social factions’ efforts, over the decades, to misuse the concept of “mental illness” to enforce the factions’ preferred moral or social norms.
Rowe says:
[P]roperly understood, categorizing something as a “mental disorder” cuts against the moral and social stigma of that condition, and cuts […] Read more »
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Filed under: Science
Posted on December 28th, 2005 by Daniel Gonzales
Peterson Toscano reports Nathan Bell, associate director of Love In Action, has been terminated by the ministry. Peterson has extensive contacts associated (past and present) with LIA. Bob Painter, former participant and staffer, was among 195 recipients of a mass email from Bell announcing the termination and forwarded it to Peterson.
Good Morning,
I […] Read more »
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Filed under: Live-In Programs
Posted on December 28th, 2005 by Mike Airhart
Charles W. Socarides, a grandfather of the reparative therapy movement and co-founder of the antigay National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, died Dec. 25 in New York. He was 83 years old. Read more »
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Filed under: Science
Posted on December 28th, 2005 by Mike Airhart
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 sources plummeted […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Finance
Posted on December 28th, 2005 by Mike Airhart
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 deductibility of […] Read more »
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Filed under: Finance
