August 12, 2013

The Following excerpt is from Nicola Menzie’s article “Pastor Donnie McClurkin ‘Uninvited’ From MLK Memorial Concert Over ‘Ex-Gay’ Testimony?” on ChristianPost.com: “Donnie McClurkin, award-winning and internationally celebrated gospel recording artist and Christian minister, has claimed that he was uninvited from a MLK Memorial concert on Saturday in Washington, D.C. because Mayor Vincent C. Gray heeded the demands of gay rights activists who wanted him dropped from the event marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. McClurkin has previously shared that he believes God delivered him from the ‘sin of homosexuality’ and that people with unwanted same-sex attractions can change.” (more…)

August 12, 2013

The following is the entire PFOX press release titled “PFOX Calls for Apology from Mayor for Discriminating Against African-American Ex-Gays – Mayor’s Disgraceful Action Shows that Gays Have More Power than Blacks in Urban City:” Washington, D.C. — Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) is calling on Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to apologize for caving in to homosexual activists and removing African-American gospel singer Donnie McClurkin from an Aug. 10 concert celebrating the civil rights achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Grammy award winning singer is openly ex-gay. (more…)

July 12, 2013

Following is the Voice of the Voiceless July 12, 2013 Press Release “Ex-Gays to Petition Supreme Court for Equal Protection Under the Law:” Washington, D.C. – As a part of the First Annual Ex-Gay Pride Month, former homosexuals will unite on Capitol Hill on July 31 to lobby Congress and hold a rally and press conference at 2:00pm to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for equal protection under the law. (more…)

July 22, 2013

Jeff Bennion wrote an articulate opinion piece entitled “A low attack on same-sex therapy” that was published in the New York Post. Here is an excerpt commenting on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s lawsuit against Jonah: … “It’s just the opening shot in a massive legal effort to ban help for gay people — a campaign I take personally. I’m one of those people the SPLC is out to harm — by substituting its judgment about what’s good for me for my own.”

“The client’s right to determine the course of his own therapy is a touchstone of modern psychotherapy. So the effort to deny people access to this therapy not only infringes on my right to self-determination, it violates the ethical standards of every major mental-health association.” …

July 18, 2013

Analysis by Ex-Gay Truth editor Thomas Coy: The USA Today column by Tom Krattenmaker gave the impression that Exodus International controlled the ministries under its umbrella and that most of these ministries will close when Exodus International closes its doors, much to Krattenmaker’s approval. Krattenmaker wrote “Other less-known reparative-therapy ministries will carry on the work that Exodus abandoned.”

The truth is that there are no reports of any of the 260± independent ministries under the former Exodus umbrella closing. Many of these ministries have joined together under a new umbrella organization called Restored Hope Network. In fact, Restored Hope Network was formed two years ago in response to the direction Alan Chambers was taking Exodus International. (more…)

July 18, 2013

The following excerpts are from the article “Same-Sex Desire: Hardwired With No Hope for Change?” by Sue Ellen Browder on the National Catholic Register website: … “In an interview with the Register, [Nicholas] Cummings expressed dismay that the American Psychological Association would allow its task force’s statements to be misused by the SPLC and others as ‘proof’ the therapy should be outlawed. ‘The APA hasn’t flatly come out and said that reparative therapy should be illegal,’ Cummings said. ‘But it is certainly supporting of all those who say that.’”

“Cummings said that since he was APA president in 1979-80, the organization has been ‘totally hijacked’ by the homosexual/lesbian political lobby. (more…)

July 17, 2013

The following are excerpt is from the statement “NARTH Stands Ready to File Lawsuit Against New Jersey ‘Change Therapy’ Bill” on the NARTH website: “Both houses of the New Jersey legislature have passed A3371/S2278 – a bill to ban the right of parents to take their children to therapists who might assist the adolescent or child with their unwanted homosexual attractions. This legislation is similar to the California efforts to ban adolescent therapy that is currently before the Ninth Circuit Court on appeal because of the proactive efforts of NARTH and several NARTH clinicians who are being represented in this action by Liberty Counsel. … Once again, NARTH stands ready to work with Liberty Counsel to file a lawsuit to stop the implementation of this legislation if the Governor were to sign the bill into law.”

July 10, 2013

The following PFOX News Release “Harming Already Molested Children” is reprinted in its entirety: For every concerned American: Legislation A3371/S2278, the bill to ban heterosexual counseling efforts to change minors’ sexual orientation, has passed both houses of the New Jersey legislature. This New Jersey bill would deny non-homosexual help to children who have suffered sexual abuse. If parents take their children to unlicensed counselors in New Jersey or licensed counselors out of state, they could, under this bill, be reported to the authorities for “endangering the welfare of a child.” (more…)

June 28, 2013

The following is the entire press release from the Liberty Counsel: Trenton, NJ—Liberty Counsel sent a letter today to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie urging him to veto A3371, a bill that prohibits all sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE). New Jersey counselors and parents of minors receiving change therapy counseling and national counseling organizations have contacted Liberty Counsel. If the bill goes into effect, Liberty Counsel will immediately file suit. (more…)

June 24, 2013

Excerpts are from the article “Pediatricians have a new mission: Fight ‘homophobia’” by Cheryl Wetzstein on the Washington Times website: “In its first sexual-orientation policy update in nearly a decade, the nation’s largest pediatricians group said its members should do more to fight “heterosexism” and “homophobia,” as well as step up their care of teens with same-sex attractions. (more…)