At the suggestion of XGW commenter cowboy, here is an open forum to discuss any loose ends from 2007, or hopes and dreams for 2008. We can start with cowboy’s:
I’m not going to make some transitory quest to fit back into my college-days jeans or resolve to get my taxes done early this year. … Read more »
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Filed under: About XGW
Although Exodus International and its affiliate ministries are often perceived by the general public as a unified entity, Exodus does not, in fact, speak for its affiliates except on a very broad level. Educational curricula and counseling techniques can vary widely from ministry to ministry, as can political stances and “non-essential” doctrinal positions.
Some curricula … Read more »
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Filed under: Exgay Activists, Exodus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvPGZ56LBd8
Pat Robertson’s really reaching with his preaching in the latest episode of the 700 Club. According to him, laws protecting LGBT persons are not appropriate because gays and lesbians make up such a small part of the population:
(beginning at 1:10 in the video)
Maximum- maximum – 2% of our population could […]
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Filed under: Discrimination, Hate Crimes/Free Speech, Tolerance
The Bishop of San Joaquin, California is leading his diocese out of the Episcopal Church in protest at the Church’s increasing acceptance of gays and lesbians.
The Right Reverend John-David Schofield previously attributed his views on homosexuality to his experience of Fresno-based ex-gay group New Creation Ministries.
Although he has been candid about his support for ex-gay … Read more »
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Filed under: Religion
Growing up in a 1960’s conservative evangelical home, Scott Harrison not only knew homosexuality was a sin, he knew it was “the worst sin a person could do. It was worse than murder.” He described to the Southern Poverty Law Center the exorcism delivered upon him by a minister at Living Waters/Desert Stream [see edit … Read more »
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Filed under: Critics, Former Exgays, Live-In Programs, Mental, Religion
Response to Part 3 of Dr. Patrick M. Chapman’s Review of “Ex-Gays”, posted on Ex-Gay Watch, November, 2007, by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse.
Response to “Part 3: A Focus on the Results — Examining if it is Harmful”
In this final response, Chapman raises a number of interesting questions, but again continues 1) … Read more »
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Filed under: Authors, Books, Change, Exodus, Key Studies, Religion, Science, Therapy
Francis Schaeffer is a name that commands automatic respect in most evangelical circles. His book, How Shall We Then Live?, and its companion video series, have been credited as the primary catalysts that led to the formation of the religious right and the politicization of the evangelical church.
Now, however, Schaeffer’s son Frank (an evangelical … Read more »
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Filed under: Dissent, Profiles, Tolerance
Whenever something remotely gay or ex-gay hits the headlines, Stephen Bennett is there pandering with a press release. He so desperately wants to be relevant, and yet he just isn’t. At times I actually feel sorry for him.
Responding to media questions about presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee’s 1992 statement on isolating those with HIV/AIDS, … Read more »
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Filed under: Exgay Activists, Media, Stephen Bennett
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has posted an excellent, detailed report on the state of the ex-gay, or “sexual reorientation therapy” movement. It touches on most of the important issues of concern, and should be a catalyst for more debate.
Let’s take the following as a foundation for our view of sexual reorientation therapy:
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Filed under: Basics, Change, Discrimination, Exodus, Focus on the Family/FRC, Hate Crimes/Free Speech, NARTH, Science
One of the most basic beliefs of the Christian faith is that Jesus died so that sinners did not have to do anything to earn God’s forgiveness and love. Exodus International, being a Christian organization, believes just that:
We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have … Read more »
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Filed under: Morality, Religion, Tolerance