June 19, 2013

The following news release “Exodus International to Shut Down” from Exodus International is reprinted in its entirety from the Exodus International website: Irvine, Calif. (June 19, 2013) — Exodus International, the oldest and largest Christian ministry dealing with faith and homosexuality announced tonight that it’s closing its doors after three-plus decades of ministry. The Board of Directors reached a decision after a year of dialogue and prayer about the organization’s place in a changing culture. (more…)

June 19, 2013

The following news release “Exodus Int’l President to the Gay Community: ‘We’re Sorry’” from Exodus International is reprinted in its entirety from the Exodus International website: Irvine, Calif. (June 19, 2013) — Exodus International, the oldest and largest Christian ministry dealing with faith and homosexuality, issued an apology to the gay community for years of undue suffering and judgment at the hands of the organization and the Church as a whole.

The apology (http://exodusinternational.org/apology) dovetails with the ministry’s 38th annual conference in Irvine, Calif. – and the Thursday, June 20, airing of the television broadcast “God & Gays” on Our America with Lisa Ling. (more…)

June 19, 2013

The following article “I Am Sorry” by Alan Chambers was posted on the Exodus International website and is reprinted in its entirety: Three years ago, Leslie and I began a very public conversation with Our America’s Lisa Ling, from the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) regarding some of our deeply held beliefs about Christianity and the LGBT community. Today, we have decided to carry this public conversation even further. While this conversation has and may well continue to be met with many different responses from supporters and critics, it is our desire to keep having these honest discussions in the hopes of arriving to a place of peace. (more…)

JUNE 17, 2013

The following Voice of the Voiceless press release has been reprinted in its entirety: “Ex-Gays Call on The White House to Commemorate Unique Contributions. Voice of the Voiceless (VoV) is excited to announce the First Annual Ex-Gay Pride Month in July 2013! If you or your organization is interested in partnering to help sponsor our Ex-Gay Pride Awareness Day on the Washington, DC National Mall and Evening Dinner/Reception, please contact Co-Founder and Acting Director, Christopher Doyle at cdoyle@voiceofthevoiceless.info (more…)

June 14, 2013

The following article “VOV Condemns Kangaroo-Court Committee That Advanced Therapy Ban in New Jersey” on the Voice of the Voiceless website is reprinted in its entirety: Trenton, NJ, June 13, 2013 – New Jersey Citizens Against the Jerry Sandusky Victimization Act, A 3371 charged in their testimony today before the Assembly Women and Children’s committee that gay activists and their allies continue to fabricate stories and misrepresent the facts and scientific research related to the development and treatment of same-sex attraction.

The bill would ban licensed psychotherapists in New Jersey from providing widely accepted and proven sexual orientation change effort (SOCE) therapies to children and adolescents with unwanted same-sex attraction, including victims of abuse by sexual predators like Jerry Sandusky. The ban would apply even if these victims and their parents seek it. (more…)

June 12, 2013

The following news release is reprinted in its entirety from the Exodus International website: The Exodus International Board of Directors officially voted to withdraw from the Exodus Global Alliance (EGA) May 28, 2013 after 18 years of membership. Exodus International was a founding member of EGA in 1995. This change in relationship releases both ministries to serve the Lord, the Church and their constituents in ways that honor their respective calling. (more…)

June 7, 2013

Excerpt from the article “Will Lisa Ling Misrepresent Sexual Orientation Change Effort Therapy Again?” on the Voice of the Voiceless website: … “Let me be clear when I say this. I like Lisa Ling. I like Our America. I also like Alan Chambers personally, although I do not agree with the direction he is taking Exodus International. But what is most troubling to me is that Ling refuses to interview actual psychotherapists who practice SOCE [sexual orientation change efforts] and/or clients who have gone through SOCE, either via individual therapy or through group therapy programs such as Journey Into Manhood. These programs differ dramatically than the Exodus programs, but the average person would not know that unless a reporter makes this distinction.” (more…)

June 4, 2013

Excerpts from the letter PFOX sent to Keith Willingham, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management: … “Language that specifically includes former homosexuals is necessary because of intense prejudice and discrimination against the ex-gay community and their supporters. Larry Dombrowski, a federal government employee with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was suspended without pay for seven days and transferred to another state because, among other things, he spoke about former homosexuals in conversations with co-workers.” (more…)

May 31, 2013

Excerpt from an article entitled “I was traumatized by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate campaign against ex-gays” written by Chuck Peters on the Voice of the Voiceless website: “Over the past twenty years I have been in therapy to overcome unwanted same-gender attractions. During this time, ineffective counseling yielded small, but insufficient results. However, after receiving therapy from the International Healing Foundation (IHF) in the past couple of years, I finally began to make real progress.” …

“But recently I stumbled upon an article published on Advocate.com, a gay-activist news media outlet, written by one of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s attorneys, Mr. Sam Wolfe. This article detailed, almost exactly, the IHF healing seminar I experienced about two years ago. On the first day of the seminar, I sat next to Mr. Wolfe. I revealed very personal, private, and painful information to him when we shared in pairs. (more…)

May 16, 2013

The following statement by Anne Paulk on the Restored Hope Network Facebook page has been reprinted in its entirety: In responding to the news piece in OneNewsNow today, there are a couple of things that I, Anne, would like to clarify. www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2013/05/15/restoring-hope-for-homosexuals

First, as far as “replacing Exodus International,” Restored Hope Network simply continues to hold to the traditional Exodus view–prior to the current leadership–that men and women can repent and be transformed into new creatures in Christ. This implies obedience and agreement with God’s sexual ethics. Homosexuality is not approved by God in the scriptures and falls outside of God’s plan for human sexuality. (1 Cor 6:9-11, James 1:13-16) The only expression of sexuality that is blessed is that of one man and one woman uniting in marriage. This was affirmed in Genesis and reaffirmed by our Lord in Matthew chapter 19. (more…)