Posted on February 28th, 2006 by Mike Airhart
The effort by Peter LaBarbera and the Family Research Council to lock HIV-positive gay travelers out of the United States reminds me of a Christian song.
In 1985, conservative Christian contemporary singer Steve Taylor released a song called Lifeboat (lyrics).
The song is about a teacher, Mrs. Aryan, who offers her very young and impressionable public-school classroom [...]
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Filed under: Advice, Discrimination, Focus on the Family/FRC, Peter LaBarbera
Posted on February 28th, 2006 by Mike Airhart
A UCLA study recently suggested that a mother’s genes may play a contributing role in their sons’ sexual orientation. (Previous XGW coverage.)
Exgay movement pundit Prof. Warren Throckmorton responds to the study here.
Teach The Facts critiques Prof. Throckmorton’s analysis here.
(Background note: Throckmorton has aided the antigay parents group PFOX in its effort to inject exgay lessons [...]
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Filed under: Warren Throckmorton
Posted on February 28th, 2006 by Mike Airhart
As Ex-Gay Watch has frequently noted, since late 2004 Exodus has periodically praised antigay activists who are euphemistically labeled the “Philadelphia 11.” The Philadelphia group was the subject of a recent exgay ad campaign.
The group’s real name is Repent America, and it is led by one Michael Marcavage. Exodus and Focus on the Family portray [...]
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Filed under: Exodus
Posted on February 27th, 2006 by Mike Airhart
On his web site, African-American exgay activist D.L. Foster acknowledged yesterday that he is an active supporter of the Constitution Party. Foster says he spoke at the Party’s 2004 Georgia convention.
Foster appears to be correct that no professed racists were on the 2004 Georgia state program.
However, the convention’s listed speaker, Gary DeMar, allegedly strives for [...]
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Filed under: Discrimination, Peter LaBarbera, Scandals
Posted on February 27th, 2006 by Mike Airhart
Focus on the Family tonight acknowledged its host church’s observations that the gay-affirming protesters at “Love Won Out” in St. Louis were friendly, well-behaved and gracious.
Focus does not offer a demographic breakdown of LWO attendees, nor does Focus quote any Exodus officials’ opinions of the protesters.
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Filed under: Focus on the Family/FRC
Posted on February 27th, 2006 by Daniel Gonzales
Alan Chambers is quite adept at the semantics-dance as evidenced by a recent Exodus press release:
“While there are some who may not agree with our message, we ask for their consideration and welcome their presence at this event,” said Chambers. “We continue to share our message of hope knowing that there are hundreds of thousands [...]
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Filed under: Exodus, Semantics
Posted on February 27th, 2006 by Daniel Gonzales
Last weekend’s Love Won Out has set off a rash (relax, it’s a good kind of rash) of infographics but also some people took it beyond the realm of civility and vandalized the Exodus billboard. Mike Tidmus has a pretty good roundup. My favorite however is from Justinsomnia.
Note: Due to a legal [...]
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Filed under: Exodus, Focus on the Family/FRC
Posted on February 27th, 2006 by Mike Airhart
Read NancyP’s commentary on the Feb. 25 St. Louis vigil at Pam’s House Blend.
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Filed under: Exodus, Focus on the Family/FRC
Posted on February 26th, 2006 by Mike Airhart
Peter LaBarbera’s Illinois Family Institute identifies itself as an independently financed partner of Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, and the Alliance Defense Fund.
His career has been spent protesting against communism, leftist Latin American Christians, liberal freedoms, and supposed antifamily values. In the 1980s, he supported “contra” terrorist attacks against liberals and leftist [...]
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Filed under: Discrimination, Peter LaBarbera
Posted on February 26th, 2006 by Mike Airhart
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch follows up on yesterday’s “Love Won Out” exgay road show. The newspaper counts more than 350 vigilers peacefully protesting the conference from outside.
(Previous XGW coverage, including photos by Colleen Keating.)
The Post-Dispatch notes that a handful of career exgays dominated the stage inside — and some charged distraught parents an exorbitant $50 [...]
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Filed under: Exodus, Focus on the Family/FRC
