Being free is good...
It's a bizarre feeling when hearing former friends and current ex-gay ministry leaders say that being gay is "wounded" "hurt" "deceived" and in need of "...Jesus' true redemptive power!" It's bizarre in that I used to say the same type of things in my ex-gay days. Today, I see how incredibly condescending and arrogant it is to think you know the …
Continue Reading about Being Gay Is A Core Strength, Not A Religious Curse
While it may come off this way, this short post might step on some toes but is in no way meant to be flippant. Truly, I have no interest in being disrespectful. This post is written because it boggles my mind how seemingly hypocritical some religious legalists are. I have no interest in condemning fellow Christians, so the below is not an attempt …
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Recently, former colleague Anne Paulk didn't appreciate a Psychologist's inference that RHN (Restored Hope Network, Anne is its leader) is "coercive" or "forcing" people to seek change. On the RHN Facebook page she writes (linkage Anne's, emphasis mine): Response to the CBS8.com Article Anne Paulk I want to briefly address a view that was …
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People have the capacity to make decisions for their own life that are in their best interests, life-giving and fruitful. That would seem an obvious thing to say. However, ex-gay ministry, conversion therapy, and legalistic religion do not trust people to make up their own minds on what is healthy or not healthy for them to pursue unless it fits …
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You know how four-year-olds blow air kisses? They smoosh their pudgy four-year-old palms awkwardly against their cherubic cheeks, snotty nose...whatever and with bright laughing eyes and splayed fingers they push the air kiss forcefully out into the universe in that ecstatic four-year-old way. Well, that's exactly how I returned Dan's discreet …
Thursday Last Thursday I spent the day with Daniel Karslake. He and his excellent cameraman Doug Candler filmed my story for his upcoming documentary "For They Know Not What They Do." It was an important conversation. Afterward, I was completely at peace. We covered a LOT of ground from my personal story to my perspective as the last Executive …
Continue Reading about A Powerful Three Days: After Documentary Interview Thoughts & Reflection
