Shall We Start a New "Ex-gay" Team?

[schoolboi]

At this time Soulforce does not have a specific team that is dedicated to monitoring the “ex-gay” movement or to developing plans of action for bringing the truth to them relentlessly. I am starting this tread to see if anyone may be interested in starting a new team to feel this need.

This particular segment of anti-gay religion has been on my heart for some time. I suffered under the myth of the “ex-gay” movement for some time. I feel called to stand against it.

Post away!

Corey H.

[Joe Brummer]

Hey Corey,
I would be very interested in helping out with this idea. If there is something I can do to help, please let me know. I am focusing on the Stephen Bennett Ministry right now and have really been working on it by myself. I am in the process of writing a letter to Stephen to request some sort of a dialog between us. I would also be very interested in starting a letter campaign to Stephen much like the one that was done for Dr. Dobson.

If you have any thoughts on this I would love to hear them.


Joe Brummer

[NathanATX]

I think this is a HUGE need we have!

I just sent Stephen & Irene Bennet a strongly worded email. We'll see if they reply.

nathan

[Joe Brummer]

Don't expect a reply, I email them about once a week to request a meeting or a phone call. I usually talk much about how I feel their must be a way he can complete his mission, but not demean or dehumanize gays and lesbians. I have yet to get a reply. My next request will be posted on my site and publically, maybe that will stir him to call me, but I am not holding my breath.

I have made some great friends who are ex-gays, and they are very supportive of my work on this subject, one in particular comes to my defense on the STR web discussion board. Great folks!

[SolInvictus]

Let me know if I can help in any way...

I write articles for my church newsletter & encourage pro-lgbt activism at the local level.

Having been indirectly affected by such so-called "ex-gay" movements, I'd like to help in some way.

[Joe Brummer]

It would be very helpful if people could spread the word either via email or other to write Stephen a letter or email similar to those sent to James Dobson from Dr. Dear Dobson. Following the Soulforce idea that maybe he is just misinformed about the truth, maybe he has really thought about those that his messages hurt.

I would also encourage people to join his STR web discussion board and leave a similar but polite, repsectful message as to who it is he hurts. Maybe his readers also need to learn the truth. He never talks about the happy, healthy, stable same sex couples out there raising great healthy kids.

Remind him he should visit www.colage.org and see for himself the gays make great parents!

I continue to update and build my website blog with info about Stephen and his misguided mission. I have added a list of Stephen quotes. If anyone has quotes to add from either Stehphen or his wife, I would be happy to add anything you find that can be documented that he really said it.

I would be so happy to not feel like I am fighting Stephen's mission by myself.