Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Jim Burroway
Last week, we saw that Exodus was still promoting Paul Cameron’s junk science. Even though this wasn’t the first time an Ex-Gay Watch author raised this issue, last week’s post prompt some remarkably swift corrective actions from Exodus president Alan Chambers. In a commendable act of transparency, Exodus’s FAQ on life expectancy was replaced … Read more »
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Filed under: NARTH, Paul Cameron
Posted on April 28th, 2007 by Pam Ferguson
I’ve been encouraged to share personal narratives about what I’ve learned from ex-gay therapy/ministry. While I’ve never experienced being ex-gay personally, my unique perspective affords me a great deal of “inside” anecdotal information that could be valuable to folks on any side of the issues surrounding ex-gay therapy/ministry.
I hope that folks who read XGW will … Read more »
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Filed under: Advice, Former Exgays, Profiles, Reform / Renewal, Therapy
Posted on April 26th, 2007 by David Roberts
Source: thisjustin.com
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be priceless. If only the damaged lives were equally humorous. Here’s to a future where ex-gay organizations stop hawking cures, making empty promises and lobbying Congress, and actually help those who feel their faith is incongruous with their sexual orientation … Read more »
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Filed under: Humor
Posted on April 25th, 2007 by Mike Airhart
Updated: Exodus President Alan Chambers responds.
Amid recent warnings about the integrity of data used by antigay activists, Exodus International continues to air the distorted statistics and false health claims of antigay activists Paul and Kirk Cameron — laundered through third parties.
On its recently redesigned web site, Exodus continues to host at least four articles, written … Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Health, Paul Cameron, Science
Posted on April 24th, 2007 by David Roberts
Subject: Brainwashing children about homosexuality: YouTube
The homosexual brainwashing of kids in schools…
If you haven’t already seen these, get ready.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mil2ohzJ6gs&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spz5yN5I2wU&NR=1
That was the juicy little email sent out by Mission America this evening, a conservative Christian political outfit operated by Linda Harvey of Columbus, OH. Ex-gay activist Stephen Bennett sent one out to his members as well. … Read more »
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Filed under: Education/Youth, Exgay Activists, Family Values, Media, Morality, Movies, Stephen Bennett
Posted on April 24th, 2007 by Jim Burroway
Since criticizing Drs. Paul and Kirk Cameron’s “Scandinavian Gay Lifespan” study, Dr. Warren Throckmorton has participated in an email exchange over his comments, first with Paul Cameron and then his son, Kirk. That study, you may remember, was presented in a poster session at the Eastern Psychological Association’s convention in Philadelphia last March. Cameron’s subsequent … Read more »
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Filed under: Paul Cameron
Posted on April 22nd, 2007 by Eugene Wagner
For those wrestling with the question of what a Christian position on the issue of homosexuality should look like, Dale Martin’s new book Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation could be a valuable resource.
Unlike most who have written books on this subject, Martin (Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University) … Read more »
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Filed under: Authors, Books, Morality, Religion
Posted on April 21st, 2007 by Mike Airhart
Christine Bakke, co-founder of Beyond Exgay and recently featured in Glamour Magazine, is scheduled to appear live on ABC-TV’s Good Morning America. Good Morning America airs from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. EDT.
Hat tip: Peterson Toscano
Update: For those who missed it, you can view the segment here. (Thanks Steve) Read more »
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Filed under: Former Exgays, Television
Posted on April 20th, 2007 by Mike Airhart
Open Forums are where authors and commenters can talk about anything. Nothing is off-topic, but standard rules of civility and decorum still apply.
Twice every day, my Windows Vista for Business computer suffers a Blue Screen of Death. It’s a pretty blue, full of bits of fascinating knowledge about my PC that I never knew existed. … Read more »
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Posted on April 19th, 2007 by Mike Airhart
Ann Phillips, who is a former Exodus local group leader and former women’s program director at the Exodus flagship live-in program Love In Action, will speak at the gay-friendly Evangelicals Concerned women’s retreat July 25-27, 2007 in Orange, Calif.
For 10 years, Phillips spoke and led workshops on behalf of the ex-gay movement, claiming to teach the causes … Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, Former Exgays, Live-In Programs
