Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/head-of-group-that-had-aims-to-change-gays-issues-apology" target="_blank">http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisg...-apology</a> >>In a letter "to members of the LGBTQ community," Alan Chambers, the head of Exodus International, a group that has long backed "change therapy" for gays and lesbians, issued an apology Wednesday, stating, "I am sorry for the pain and hurt many of you have experienced."<< The group also announced it was ceasing operations.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Because it was a Christian Ministry group ... it would be nice if this has any positive impact on born-again Christians who still believe being gay is a sin.
Originally Posted By planodisney I believe he stated that he wont appologize for his Biblical views on marriage and that his view has not changed. He just doesnt want to fight anymore.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 He said much more than that (I encourage you to read the whole statement), including "“For quite some time we’ve been imprisoned in a worldview that’s neither honoring toward our fellow human beings, nor biblical."
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Interesting. I found this interesting as well: <a href="http://gma.yahoo.com/mormon-mom-fought-prop-8-now-fights-gay-043343153--abc-news-health.html" target="_blank">http://gma.yahoo.com/mormon-mo...lth.html</a> "Wendy and Tom Montgomery are devout Mormons from California who pounded on doors in 2008 to support the passage of Proposition 8, the state referendum that overturned the ruling that allowed same-sex couples to marry in California, and is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. They did so not knowing that their now 14-year-old son, Jordan, was gay and would later contemplate suicide because of the church's steadfast belief that homosexuality is a sin that would cut him off from his family not only here on earth but in the afterlife... Montgomery said she has hope for Jordan's future, and the family is stronger because of its journey. "I am a better person for having a gay son," she said. "I love differently, and I love more openly. I didn't realize the judgment I had before I realized that having a gay son was a great blessing and not a burden.""
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I believe he stated that he wont appologize for his Biblical views on marriage and that his view has not changed. He just doesnt want to fight anymore." More importantly he is avoiding the most critical aspect of acceptance, which is honestly embracing himself as homosexual. To each his own, but my impression is that he's just beginning a dramatic personal evolution, and his devout focus on "praying away the gay" was more about an internal conflict than it was about other people's sexual preference. It's wonderful that this terrible organization is dissolving, but Alan Chambers has some serious personal issues to work through. I wish him well. Here is an excerpt of his public apology in front of a group of gay men and women. It's very powerful and quite moving: <a href="http://gawker.com/watch-the-president-of-exodus-international-face-recove-531773549" target="_blank">http://gawker.com/watch-the-pr...31773549</a>
