One of the big players in the ‘Pray the gay away’ society of homophobic bigots is closing its doors.
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 pray
It seems that they don’t think they can pray the gay away any more. The president of Exodus made a full apology to all those that have suffered because of the programs of Exodus.
I am sorry for the pain and hurt that many of you have experienced. I am sorry some of you spent years working through the shame and guilt when your attractions didn’t change. I am sorry we promoted sexual orientation change efforts and reparative theories about sexual orientation that stigmatized parents.
This is a significant change. This is what shiny llama’s like myself have said for a long time. Gay? So what. Don’t try and pretend to be straight it doesn’t work.
Of course, our regular contributors to the jesus camp of love by bigotry have been quick to say just how outrageous it is.
Me old mate Spinksy has this to say:
In the end perhaps it is a good thing that Exodus International has now closed. With people like Chambers and Whitten at the helm there was bound to be a lot more destruction on the way. As the final reason why Chambers made the decision he claimed that it was the culture’s changing attitudes to homosexuality that called for the organisation to finish up. Again Chambers shows a complete lack of biblical discernment and a disdain for truth in the face of opposition.
Hahaha, that’s so funny. Spinksy is talking about a disdain for the truth? He finishes with a wonderfully worded last sentence
We need to be prayerful that another organisation, and Scripture-compelled Christians, be ready to fill the rapidly distorted void that has been left by Exodus International.
He wants another organisation to fill the distorted void? It’s nice that at last he sees just how distorted his void really is. I’m not surprised, the amount of crap that comes out of his void would distort anything. At least while he’s busy praying his not bothering other people. He and his void should spend more time on all fours praying to the distortion.
And what of Uncle Billy?
Homosexuals will continue to find liberation and restoration by the mighty power of the risen Christ. Forget what the MSM and the militants are saying: Christ came to set the captives free, and he is in the business of turning lives around. He has been doing it for 2000 years now.
Seriously? You lot have prayed for world peace for 2000 years, how’s that working out? Can you point to just where your christ thing has set anyone free? Which lives has he turned around? How easy is it to simply ignore those that study the area of sexuality.
I know many of these people. They were once deep into the homosexual lifestyle, but by repentance, faith, and the grace of God, they have been made new creations in Christ. Their very existence puts lie to the claims of the activists that change is impossible.
Which people is it that you know Uncle Billy? The very existence of people who say organisations like Exodus do not help and in fact cause great harm should show you that the claim that it works is a lie. Get your head out of your own arse. Perhaps that arse is the same distorted void that Spinksy seems to be in.
Change is indeed possible, and it happens all the time. God bless all the ex-homosexual ministries that have remained true to Christ, to God’s Word, and the power of the Holy Spirit to radically change lives. They are doing tremendous work, as countless former homosexuals can attest to.
Change is of course possible and it does happen all the time. Whether or not some gay guys become straight is a moot point. There’s actually nothing wrong with being gay. There’s no basis for your claim dear Billy that there are countless former homosexuals. It’s another of your rather odd assertions that you use to simply bolster your own arrogance that you alone know the truth.
Be sure to check out Bill Muehlenberg: Bullying and lying for Jesus blog for a very good read on Uncle Billy’s hatred of all things non-heterosexual.
Then there is the wonderfully deluded Sacerdotus. He thinks that the catholics are always right. No matter what.
In any event, I applaud Chambers for apologizing and showing true concern for the LGBT people. It takes a lot of humility to do this. However, homosexual behavior is still sinful and dangerous for those who practice it. We must find an effective pastoral way to work with homosexuals and help them live God’s will without them feeling any burden or stigma.
He has the audacity to talk about finding a way to ‘work with homosexuals’ so that they don’t feel any burden or stigma. But before you think how wonderful that is the preceding sentence sinks his goodwill and shows just how harmful religious people are. Telling me, telling gay people that we are sinful and that my sexuality is dangerous because I ‘practice’ it is to apply a stigma and a burden.
Exodus International is a delightful example of what should be happening to religious organisations that attempt to tell others how sinful they are. A bit of self-reflection and honesty would show just how fraught and dangerous religious extremists are. They have no interest in helping people, their only interest is in the preservation of their narrow view of the world based on their lies of there being a supernatural being.
Here’s a whole galaxy, so far removed from us that we will never get there. Do you know how much this galaxy cares where you put your willy?
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