Right Wing Watch and Truth Wins Out both have a lot to say on it.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/when-does-700-club-profile-gay-friendly-ministers

http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/08/10549/

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Moderator note: moved to appropriate thread.

Really not sure what you’re talking about, but whatev.

Here’s what the head of Wheaton College’s student LGBT advocacy group, The Alliance, (yeah, I was surprised that Wheaton had an LGBT advocacy group too) had to say about Henson, the former homosexual:

Excerpt from the AP article:
Peter Szabo [the student head of the LGBT group] … said he doesn’t believe homosexuality is sinful, and was encouraged by Henson’s ministry because it can open up faith to gays who reflexively see evangelicals as hostile. “Some evangelicals would be like ‘We’ll accept you even though you are so low,’ Szabo said. “But he says… in the eyes of God we’re on the same level.”

This young man is a perfect example of what these groups are trying to do. The “we’re on the same level” idea *still means* that these groups think that homosexuality is sinful. They will not say it in a hostile way – in fact, like Marin, they may not say it all (at first). And the young man is correct – unfortunately, this strategy will indeed “open up faith to gays” – the anti-gay kind.

Also in the article, Alan Chambers and Bob Stith – praise this approach (they’re now using it too).

Moderator Edit: The article referenced can be found here.

David and Emily – I respect your opinions very much – I’ve read your posts on many topics.

I did wince, David, at your characterization of Michelangelo having “animus” toward all things religious (and I also think if Michelangelo didn’t respect ExGay Watch, he wouldn’t have bothered to defend himself here). I’ve been a fan of his ever since he was first outing people years ago and never got that sense at all. Michelangelo has focused a lot on religion, because the source of (and/or the excuse for) most of animus against our community is religion.

Emily, I also think that Marin (and other more subtle anti-gay figures) is worthy of paying attention to, as much as those who are more overtly anti-gay, because they are actively seeking (and possibly getting) the endorsement of some members of our community, who are being misled into thinking they aren’t anti-gay. They are also way more effective than overt homophobes in preying on vulunerable people who are struggling with reconciling their sexual orientation and their religious beliefs (and I think many in the ex-gay movement are using his model as their playbook – in fact, I learned about Marin because his book was endorsed by an ex-gay therapist).

If you look at how some anti-gay organizations have changed over time, they are taking lessons from this model (the book really lays it out – the steps of engaging with the gay community) so they appear less hateful – the ex-gay movement teaches these things too. This makes them more effective in “reaching us” because they are teaching/learning how to talk to LGBT people so that our guard doesn’t go up and they can have influence on us. This is what makes them especially dangerous.

I’ve been very disappointed when I see Marin (and others who are doing or promoting ex-gay therapy) getting even lukewarm approval from some in our community. I don’t think the Marins are any less dangerous than the Gallaghers or even the Phelpses. They’re all dangerous in different ways.