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The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality – New Book by Joe Dallas and Nancy Heche released

July 12, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Joe Dallas and Nancy Heche have worked with Harvest House Publishers to release The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality - A Biblical and Compassionate Response to Same Sex Attraction. This book is amazing. Covers everything from "The Church in Crisis, A History of Gay Rights in America, Understanding Pro-gay Theology, Theories of Origin," Counseling, Sexual Addiction, Parents, Spouses, Gay Parenting, Transgender issues ... and more! Input was given by many leaders including yours truly and Exodus President Alan Chambers. Chapter 13 - Change, Growth, and the … [Read more...]

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Summer Blogging Will Resume July 12th

July 2, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Just a quick note to let you all know that regular weekday blogging will resume the week of July 12th, 2010. There are plenty of topics to cover but feel free to send us suggestions through facebook, my personal contact form, or in the comments here. Have a great day! … [Read more...]

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Charisma, California Catholic Daily and CitizenLink Cover Exodus Freedom Conference

June 23, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Pastor Clark Whitten Talks With Exodus Leaders about Grace

Today we are featured in Charisma Magazine, California Catholic Daily and CitizenLink. Also, I haven't found the link of a television interview Jeff Buchanan did with CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network.) We also have some other major media in the works and if that all works out I will post those links when they come up. Here is the first round-up of media mentions: First from Charisma Exodus International Marks 35th Year of Freedom Conferences Around 1,000 people are expected to participate in the International Freedom Conference, which begins Wednesday and includes workshops and … [Read more...]

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Conference Update – Leadership Arrives, Meetings Underway, Set-up On Schedule

June 21, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Galatians 6:2 2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Today is our third full day here at the Exodus Freedom Conference site in Irvine (I can traveling all day as one :)) and everything is on schedule. We had a little coffee crisis this morning but if that is the biggest hiccup we have ... we are doing really well! The Exodus Board of Directors and Regional Coordinators came in yesterday and last night for their respective meetings. Today we are getting a good workout in for setting up the Bookstore. Putting the signage around campus and helping our … [Read more...]

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The Post-Gay Momentum Is Increasing

June 16, 2010 By Randy Thomas

I am increasingly confident that we are moving into a post-gay era. Post-gay is a very broad secular term that was created in the gay community to describe a day where they reach full equality (as they define equality) and no longer need to fight public policy, social or religious battles. I contend (hat tip to Peter Ould) that people like us are on a Christian post-gay journey where the gay vs. ex-gay vs straight labels are no longer sufficient ... or even appropriate ... to describe who or what we are about. That said, I listened to this whole program on Boston station WBUR. The … [Read more...]

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Getting Ready for 35th Annual Freedom Conference! (Video)

June 14, 2010 By Randy Thomas

And here is the promo video for the conference ... 2010 Exodus Freedom Conference Promo from Exodus International on Vimeo. … [Read more...]

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TIME Covers Disney Gay Days

June 14, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Photo: TIME, Click Image to read "Gay Days In The Magic Kingdom"

From TIME's Gay Days In The Magic Kingdom: Like pretty much every child who walks up Main Street U.S.A. at Disney World for the first time, Alix, 10, and her brother Evan, 11, can barely contain their anticipation. Evan wants to ride Space Mountain. Alix is so excited, she can't even say what she wants to do. She is jumping up and down. It's a typical Disney scene, except that Evan, Alix and their sister Jamie, a desultory 4-year-old shielded from the sun in a stroller, have come to the Magic Kingdom with their two moms. It is the 20th anniversary of Gay Days at Disney, and the whole family … [Read more...]

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Of Elton And Rush – We Don’t Have to Care But We Might Choose To Do So Anyway

June 10, 2010 By Randy Thomas

I am not exaggerating, when I heard that some of the gay or pro-gay community are furious with Elton John for performing at Rush Limbaugh's wedding, I was shocked. I thought they would be excited that the highest profile conservative in America would invite one of the world's highest profile gay men to sing at his wedding. The disparity of what I would expect between their reaction led me, on a whim, to conduct a poll on my personal blog. I put it there and not here because I wasn't sure where and if I was even going to blog about this. As I got public and private feedback, plus a … [Read more...]

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Statement from Alan Chambers, President of Exodus International on the Criminalization of Homosexuality, 2009 Uganda Conference and Beyond

June 8, 2010 By Alan Chambers

Criticism is easy to come by at Exodus. We are a large and diverse organization made up of many members. Our growth over the years has caused us to not always know what the hand or foot are doing, which sometimes causes us to look like we are “all butt”. That’s humanity for you, even Christian humanity. That said, and without a wordy explanation or excuse, this public post is way overdue and I sincerely hope it clears up any speculation about how I really feel about gay and lesbian people, Ugandan or otherwise, the criminalization of homosexuality, Exodus’s connection to the … [Read more...]

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Follow Up Interview with Bradlee Dean

June 7, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Last week I posted about Bradlee Dean's controversial radio program where it seemed he was praising Muslim countries for how they handled the issue of homosexuality. He called me first thing the very next day. He shared his heart and agreed to do a follow up interview via email. I promised him that I would publish his answers unedited. There were a total of five rounds of questions and an opportunity to share whatever else he wanted to share. To date he has sent me responses to the first four rounds of questions and I will update this post with the final round of questions and his … [Read more...]

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The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality – New Book by Joe Dallas and Nancy Heche released

Summer Blogging Will Resume July 12th

Charisma, California Catholic Daily and CitizenLink Cover Exodus Freedom Conference

Conference Update – Leadership Arrives, Meetings Underway, Set-up On Schedule

The Post-Gay Momentum Is Increasing

Getting Ready for 35th Annual Freedom Conference! (Video)

TIME Covers Disney Gay Days

Of Elton And Rush – We Don’t Have to Care But We Might Choose To Do So Anyway

Statement from Alan Chambers, President of Exodus International on the Criminalization of Homosexuality, 2009 Uganda Conference and Beyond

Follow Up Interview with Bradlee Dean

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