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A “Normal Gay Life” – Nathan Responds to Ray Boltz

November 9, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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Regular readers of this blog may remember my friend Nathan who has guest blogged here before concerning Jennifer Knapp and about his "Divine Appointments" at the Exodus Freedom Conference. At this rate I just need to create a login for you Nathan :) Today Nathan writes an eloquent response to Ray Boltz' new song "God Knows I Tried."  Here's Nathan: A “Normal Gay Life” I’m adding Ray Boltz to the list of people I’d love to meet at Starbuck’s for a chat.  Most readers of this  blog will remember Ray as the Dove Award-winning gospel singer who revealed his homosexuality two … [Read more...]

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Joe Carter on “Gay Gene Eugenics”

August 19, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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Just when you thought the issue of homosexuality couldn't get any more complicated, Joe Carter writes a Column for On The Square (First Things) title Gay Gene Eugenics. Here are some excerpts (emphasis mine): When it comes to homosexuality, those who support gay rights don't often find themselves agreeing with conservative Christians. Advances in biomedical technology, however, should push the two groups to agree that the biological basis for the homosexual orientation is irrelevant. Although their motivations may differ, each side has reasons for promoting the idea that sexual activity is … [Read more...]

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Eighteen Years and Counting

July 23, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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This is cross-posted on the ETC Blog.  Here is an audio file (embedded at the end of this post as well.) *** Today is the day that I remember the actual moment in which I turned away from my gay worldview and began my Christian post-gay journey. This is *not* the day I became a Christian.  I was born again before I turned away from homosexuality.  The anniversary of accepting Christ as Lord and Savior is in the last week of May.  So yes, I considered myself a "gay Christian" for the whole two months between May and July of 1992. During a prayer time 18 years ago the Lord (no … [Read more...]

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Divine Appointments At The Exodus Conference – Nathan’s Experience

June 15, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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Regular readers might remember Nathan's guest follow up post about Jennifer Knapp titled True Repentance Always Comes With Provision To Live It Out. Last night he sent me another post that I thought would be an encouragement today. Parts of it are really funny too  (Emphasis Nathan ... linkage mine.) *** Still debating whether to attend the Exodus Freedom Conference next week? My advice is to go. If my past experience at three previous conferences holds true for this conference, God has some divine appointments He wants me—and you—to keep. I remember my first conference in … [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
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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
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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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Around The World: Puerto Rico, Malawi and Brazil

May 18, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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Here are three updates, from Puerto Rico, Malawi and Brazil, that landed in my inbox yesterday and today. Suspect in gay Puerto Rican teenager’s murder pleads guilty (link goes to gay media outlet): The man prosecutors contend brutally murdered a gay Puerto Rican teenager late last year has pleaded guilty. Juan José Martínez Matos, who had been scheduled to go on trial for Jorge Steven López Mercado’s death on Monday, May 17, confessed to the crime during a hearing in Caguas on Wednesday, May 12. Martínez told the court he understood the consequences of his actions, and … [Read more...]

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True Repentance Always Comes With Provision To Live It Out – Nathan Writes In

April 30, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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A friend of mine, who I truly admire, emailed me the following to amplify my last post.  I love the Body of Christ. Nathan does an excellent job of explaining how repentance should not be "orphaned" from The Gospel. Without further ado ... here's Nathan: I just read your latest Jennifer Knapp blog (and Trevin’s too). I noticed in both that repentance was mentioned—and rightly so. But I think that sometimes we in the Christian world send out the repentance message of the gospel almost as an orphan. Repentance, it seems to me, is too often presented in a way that is only a half-truth … [Read more...]

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Q & A: Of Sexual Attraction and Spiritual Maturity

April 27, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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I got the following is the bulk of a message from one of my facebook friends: May I ask you a question? And some advice? You said in your “Responding to Hate Mail” Blog that you have homosexual temptations, but your orientation has shifted to a great degree toward healthy heterosexuality? I have been celibate before and after I became a Christian. However, I have absolutely no feelings for the opposite sex through out my whole life, and I still don’t. Is this unusual? No, it is not unusual.  There are many men and women who don't have opposite sex attractions and have a close … [Read more...]

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New Study: Gay People Suffer Increased Rates of PTSD

April 26, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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From Study: Bullies home in on gays: A groundbreaking new Harvard study has found that gay people are far more likely to be tormented as youngsters, often leading to years of post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and Children’s Hospital found that gays, bisexuals and heterosexuals who have had a same-sex partner are 1 to two times as likely to experience violence, especially in childhood, and have double the risk of experiencing PTSD as a result. “It’s really appalling,” said lead author Andrea Roberts, a postdoctoral fellow in … [Read more...]

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