Posted on 06/17/2007 6:18:28 PM PDT by TheDon
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The annual Exodus "Freedom Conference" expects to attract about 1,000 men, women, children, parents and spouses affected by homosexuality at Concordia University June 26 to July 1.
A bike ride away, at UC Irvine, co-sponsored by the university, is scheduled "The Survivor's Conference: Beyond Ex-gay."
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"I chose to live differently, and my feelings changed, too," said Alan Chambers, president of the Orlando, Fla.-based Exodus International, who is married. "Today, I am a far different person. Not that I don't struggle, but my life has changed. I certainly don't have the desire to be involved in homosexuality. It has no power over me."
One of the original founders of the Exodus movement has a different view. Michael Bussee, who co-founded Exodus at Anaheim's Melodyland Christian Center in 1976, said he quit counseling people to go straight when he realized he couldn't even "cure" himself.
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While Exodus serves Protestant Christians, Evergreen International offers ex-gay programs to Mormons and Courage International for Catholics.
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While no statistics are kept, Chambers estimated about one-third of the people who seek help from Exodus "find and live out goals for their lives, including living heterosexually, restoring their marriage or living a celibate life."
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(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
Gays really are like drug addicts. Some clean themselves up, others struggle for life.
Some put rainbow stickers on their cars saying (in effect), “I am proudly addicted to gay sex.”
The gay lobby says that homosexuality is a “choice,” and on the other hand they say that no one can choose not to be gay. If course I am not really expecting logic.
Freepers interested in this topic might check out our article at http://faithfacts.gospelcom.net/cul_gay.html.
I love how the media will justify everything put out by the “gay community”...but when someone says they’re a former gay, suddenly “questions” arise.
How about summarizing the gist of the article so we can determine if we want to go there.
Option A: “Uncle Andrew is gay and proud of it!”
Option B: “Uncle Andrew is gay and is a sinner and we must do all we can to change him!”
Option C: “No, Uncle Andrew has never gotten married and I don’t think he will. Yes, he shares a house with another confirmed bachelor. I’m sure they are just saving on rent money. The proper thing to do is not be too nosy about other people’s business.”
I think Option C is best for maintaining our society.
If we can only convince practicing homosexuals that C is the best option, perhaps. Unfortunately, at this time, they choose A and then some.
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