Posted on February 28th, 2007 by Daniel Gonzales
Focus on the Family recently claimed gay activists (NGLTF and PFLAG) have “pressured” the APA to re-examine it’s position on allowing members to practice gay conversion or reparative therapy. Given Focus’ recent history of distorting science and reality to fit their worldview, I contacted the NGLTF, PFLAG, and the APA myself and spoke respectivly … Read more »
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Filed under: Focus on the Family/FRC, Key Studies, Mental, Science, Therapy
Posted on February 28th, 2007 by Daniel Gonzales
Exodus sent out a press release encouraging people to “tune-in” to the Montel Williams show today to see guest Alan Chambers. This may confuse those who tune in because today’s show is actually about “Murder and Mystery with Sylvia Browne.”
The show with Alan is being taped today with the broadcast probably a week or so later. You … Read more »
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Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Daniel Gonzales
Earlier this month Alan was on Anderson Cooper 360 and made some very interesting statements about “change” in three weeks, gay Christians, and his own reasons for leaving homosexuality. Rest assured I’ve done my homework and found Alan and Exodus’ track record on these things don’t match up. Most dramatic is Melissa Fryrear’s […]
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Filed under: Change, Exodus, Infographics, Media, Semantics, Television
Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by Timothy Kincaid
On Wednesday, in their infinite wisdom, the state legislature of Utah has passed a law intended to shut down clubs that teach tolerance of other students, regardless of sexual orientation. On Thursday it was reversed on a technicality and didn’t have the votes to pass Thursday’s revote.
The bill would have required all sorts of additional hoops … Read more »
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Filed under: Education/Youth
Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Timothy Kincaid
Those who claim to speak for “American Values” would often have us believe that a core American value is discrimination against gay people. Increasingly, however, this “value” is becoming an anachronism.
Another evidence that gay people are beginning to be recognized and valued as a part of the American family is a new poll from the … Read more »
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Filed under: Fact Finder, Tolerance
Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Timothy Kincaid
The San Francisco Chronical has an article about a protest of ex-gay ministry Desert Stream and their seminar in the heart of San Francisco.
An evangelical Christian minister from Missouri, who came to a San Francisco church to teach gays and lesbians how to become straight, was greeted Saturday by a protest led by a gay … Read more »
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Filed under: Exgay Activists, Former Exgays, Religion
Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Timothy Kincaid
Here’s a story about Cheryl and Keri.
Once upon a time they met and fell in love and decided to get married, start a family, and spend the rest of their lives together.
So Cheryl and Keri went to Vermont and had a civil union. And they used artificial insemination to have a daughter. Cheryl was the … Read more »
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Filed under: Discrimination, Morality
Posted on February 21st, 2007 by Daniel Gonzales
Peterson Toscano and Lance Carroll — both survivors of Exodus’ flagship live-in boot camp, called Love In Action — were on Montel yesterday (02/20/07) each briefly discussing their experiences with the ex-gay movement. Read more »
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Filed under: Dissent, Education/Youth, Former Exgays, Live-In Programs, Media, Television
Posted on February 19th, 2007 by Timothy Kincaid
By Timothy Kincaid
One aspect of war is dealing with enemies, those who seek to do you harm. And we all know that in war, enemies are to be destroyed without compassion or hesitation before they do the same to you. Millennia of warfare have shown that the best way to keep your troops willing to … Read more »
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Filed under: Exgay Activists
Posted on February 19th, 2007 by Autumn Sandeen
Julie Marie Nemecek, formerly known as John Nemecek, has recently filed a suit against Spring Arbor University (SAU). The University is firing the transgender professor/Baptist minisiter effective June 1st, choosing not to tolerate Nemecek’s transformation from John to Julie Marie:
Pastor Tom Ramundo is superintendent for the southern Michigan conference of the Free Methodist Church, a … Read more »
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Filed under: Education/Youth, Exodus, Gender Roles, Religion