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Taiwan Seeks to Teach Elementary Students Gay Topics

March 30, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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From The China Post: The Ministry of Education on March 7 announced that gay topics will find a place in elementary and secondary textbooks starting next year, reversing course after activists protested a memo last month from the ministry telling high schools to ban gay rights groups. The ministry's announcement is a welcome and positive move towards the development of a healthy, free and tolerant society. Simply installing the software by including gay topics in school syllabuses, however, is not enough. There are still many misunderstandings and unfair judgments on homosexuality in … [Read more...]

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Day of Truth Releases New Videos

March 24, 2010 By Jeff Buchanan

From the Exodus Press Office:  Videos also posted at the end of this post. ---Begin--- Day of Truth Releases New Videos to Assist Students to "Get the Conversation Started" About Faith and Sexuality ORLANDO, FL- On April 15th, Christian high school and college students wanting to demonstrate the love of Christ to their peers have a unique opportunity to do so by participating in the Day of Truth, an annual student-led event dedicated to facilitating dialogue about relationships, sexuality and faith. To promote this year's theme of Get the Conversation Started, Exodus International … [Read more...]

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Boundless Covers Day Of Truth in Weekly Podcast

March 16, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Last Friday our own Jeff Buchanan appeared on the weekly Boundless podcast to discusss Day of Truth.  Here is there description: Speaking Truth About Same-Sex Attraction: 14:58 Jeff Buchanan is the Senior Director of Church Equipping for Exodus International. Which means he is in charge of helping churches minister to individuals struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction. For this week's Culture segment, Lisa and Jeff unpack the particulars of this important ministry and talk about the upcoming Day of Truth event on college campuses all over the country scheduled for April … [Read more...]

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The Other End of the Spectrum – From Uganda to Kevin Jennings

December 7, 2009 By Randy Thomas

Kevin Jennings is a militant gay activist who says that there is no more debate when it comes to the school system.  You either accept liberal pro-gay ideology or shut up and move out of the way. “Ex-gay messages have no place in our nation’s public schools. A line has been drawn. There is no ‘other side’ when you’re talking about lesbian, gay and bisexual students.” Jennings is being raked over the coals for the second time this year as conservative bloggers are picking up his "reading list" suggestions for schools.  Their posts are disturbing (seriously ... you have been … [Read more...]

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Middle School Youth More Open to Coming Out Sooner, Article Reports

October 1, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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Middle School Youth More Open to Coming Out Sooner, Article Reports Written by: Chris Stump | September 29th, 2009 - Cross-posted at Exodus Youth. An article was recently published in The New York Times reporting that middle school youth are more open to coming out earlier. It’s a rather lengthy article focusing on several middle school teens who have come out in their schools and to their families. It’s interesting to see how the climate has changed in middle schools even since I was there a little over ten years ago. Being gay was still somewhat taboo. It was only used as a … [Read more...]

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TN School Districts Drop Pro-gay Filters and Leave Open Access to Post-gay Options

August 17, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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From School Library Journal some thoughts after the jump: About 80 percent of Tennessee public schools use filtering software provided by Education Networks of America. The ACLU sued the Nashville and Knox school districts after a high school student discovered that the software's default setting blocked sites categorized as LGBT, including the sites of many well-known LGBT organizations. However, the filter did not block access to Web sites that urge LGBT persons to change their sexual orientation or gender identity through so-called "reparative therapy" or "ex-gay" ministries—a practice … [Read more...]

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