Hey guys, first off I hope you all had wonderful holiday seasons. I haven't posted in here for a while and just wanted to drop a line. I have been going...
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doulous2000
Jan 2, 2001 7:54 pm
Not to worry, df, we are set free by the real freedom which Jesus gives - not what humans dictate; it just shows your heart wants to do the right thing. I ...
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JGFORD56
Jan 6, 2001 12:14 am
If you or anyone you know has been seriously wounded by "reparative therapy" or ex-gay ministry, please e-mail me. Seriously wounded would mean: suicide, ...
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cheeti_32
Jan 8, 2001 2:42 am
Hello members. I am looking to chat with other men who have been down the road i have traveled. If you would like to chat send me a message. See Ya: James...
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nojam75
Jan 8, 2001 5:06 pm
For sometime I've considered building an ex-ex-gay website resource. It seems to me that there are numerous on-line resources, but I have yet to see any site ...
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novachub
Jan 8, 2001 7:17 pm
I knew I had seen a website for exexgays, I didn't find the one I had been to in the past, but I did find GLAADS.<br>I think its ...
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nojam75
Jan 8, 2001 8:29 pm
Thanks for the link, Novachub. I remember Doug Upchurch's Ex.Ex website. It used to be on AOL, but has since gone offline. Which is too bad, because it was a ...
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nojam75
Jan 8, 2001 9:13 pm
Welcome to the club, James! <br><br>I'm not able to spend much time chatting, but you are welcome to post here. <br><br>- Norm! (nojam75@...)...
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nyguy_1225
Jan 9, 2001 11:57 am
Hi James, I'd be happy to chat with you anytime. I traveled down the "road" myself and have learned a thing or two along the way....
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nyguy_1225
Jan 9, 2001 12:09 pm
Here's a an interesting quote -- particlularly interesting in light of Lewis being considered by many to be one of the most prolific and respected Christian ...
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nyguy_1225
Jan 9, 2001 12:19 pm
And if the last quote was not enough, elsewhere Lewis had addressed issues of reinfornced therapies. His words are particularly prophetic when applied to those...
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joe_in_nj2000
Jan 9, 2001 6:19 pm
Hi, I was never an "ex-gay". I have read a number of the messages in this group and felt a definite sympathy towards this club. I especially like the spiritual...
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raj100149
Jan 9, 2001 6:36 pm
Being gay is abnormal--when you consider populations in general. But it is not abnormal when you consider individuals like yourself. <br><br>But so what? Being...
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nojam75
Jan 9, 2001 10:48 pm
Welcome, Joe!<br><br>I relate to your comment, "...I am ex-gay for about fifteen minutes a day". At times in my day-to-day life, I still have to replay the old...
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nojam75
Jan 9, 2001 10:55 pm
NYguy, <br><br>Thanks for the C.S. Lewis quotes. It has sparked my curiousity. Can you tell us where the quotes came from? <br><br>Thanks, <br><br>Norm!...
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nyguy_1225
Jan 9, 2001 11:18 pm
<<I have explored all the doctrinal pros and cons of being gay. Psychologically, I know that being closeted was a harmful expeience. I suppose now I am...
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nyguy_1225
Jan 9, 2001 11:30 pm
Hi Norm,<br><br>Aren't they terrific??!! Ralph Blair, who founded "Evangelicals Concerned, Inc." included these quotes in a paper he wrote a number of years...
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doulous2000
Jan 10, 2001 3:19 am
nyguy you're awesome! "Thanks" is not enough for your sage posts, you manifest such an anointing - by the way have you considered your own web page ministry?...
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nyguy_1225
Jan 10, 2001 3:45 am
Thanks for your gracious words. Actually, I'm much better one on one. God bless you too, my brother....
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joe_in_nj2000
Jan 10, 2001 5:29 pm
Thank you to all of you who responded to my message in such a short span of time. I can see this is a place where true fellowship abides. All your responses ...
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nojam75
Jan 13, 2001 2:37 am
I thought this was really funny. <br><br>EX-GAY CLAIMS HOSTILE PSYCHIATRIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, & TRANSIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE FIGHTING EX-GAYS<br><br>Ex-gay, John...
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raj100149
Jan 13, 2001 11:59 am
Paulk isn't ex-gay. He says he is, but he really isn't. He was caught cavorting in a gay bar in Washington DC last September. It was all reported in the ...
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nyguy_1225
Jan 14, 2001 11:23 pm
After John Paulk was caught drinking and socializing in a gay bar, Exodus Director Bob Davies was quoted as saying that he "had no sinful intentions in ...
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raj100149
Jan 15, 2001 2:31 pm
>Well, then can someone please tell me exactly what IS his focus? <br><br>Sure. Money. The religious right makes a lot of money by bashing gay people and ...
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nojam75
Jan 15, 2001 8:28 pm
As Betty Bowers points out, since John Paulk admits going to the gay bar at least twice, he should be considered Ex-Ex-Ex-Ex-Ex-Gay. <br><br>Check out Betty ...
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nyguy_1225
Jan 16, 2001 1:18 pm
Bob Davies and other Exodus officials can't be getting rich doing this. I don't think they're doing it for the money. I just think they're so deceived into ...
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raj100149
Jan 16, 2001 5:55 pm
>Bob Davies and other Exodus officials can't be getting rich doing this. I don't think they're doing it for the money. <br><br>Not necessarily the people at...
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nyguy_1225
Jan 16, 2001 7:05 pm
You know raj, the sad reality is there is much truth to your your point. If they did take a stand they would most assuredly lose their financial base. But what...
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nojam75
Jan 16, 2001 8:43 pm
Ouch. I agree, Raj, for ex-gay leaders being paid for promoting and practicing pseudo-therapy sure beats having "real" jobs. Especially since many ex-gay ...
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jayelle3
Jan 17, 2001 5:25 pm
Honor, y'all!<br><br>My name is Jayelle. I am writing an article about the ex-gay movement's recent outreach to youth. (Will provide links upon request.) It ...
