Unless I’m miscontruing the date at the bottom of the NARTH page, the Schoenewolf article was posted (or most recently revised) on April 5, 2005.

“It should go without saying that we do not wish to minimize the suffering of those who have been mistreated because of race, sex, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.”

Yeah, it SHOULD go without saying, but NARTH keeps advsiors on their “expert panel” who continue to minimize these very things.

1: RESPONSIBILITY: I did “X’: and it was wrong. No excuses. Just, “I did someonetins wrong”.

2: REMORSE: “I feel badly that I did wrong.” “I recognixe that my actions hurt another child of God.”

3: REPAIR: “I am committed to doimg something ELSE to make sure this does not happen again.”

5: no REPEATs: “I have donw “X” to be sure this does not happen again.”

So far, NARTH has done NONE of these things. Therefore, they have not apologized.

To apologize that some one may have “misconstrued” one’s words or actions is NO apology.

Yeah, Schoenewolf, what’s “evil” about buying human beings and using them to pick your cotton?. The exercise probaly did them some good, eh?

Nicolosi is still silent.

Exgaywatch posted about some problematic statements by NARTH advisory board members, including the infamous “bullying is good for kids!” article, put up the NARTH advisory board member list, and suggested readers look into the rest of them.

http://www.exgaywatch.com/blog/archives/2006/09/post_7.html

Then I pulled Schoenewolf’s name off the list at random, put it in NARTH’s search engine, found the slavery article, and brought to to the attention of exgaywatch (same thread, 7th comment down) and Wayne Besen:

http://www.waynebesen.com/2006/09/great-church-marketing.html#comments

(4th comment)

Wayne put out a press release:

http://www.waynebesen.com/2006/09/truth-wins-out-condemns-ex-gay-group.html

and exgaywatch started posting about it:

http://www.exgaywatch.com/blog/archives/2006/09/narths_justific.html

The weirdness on NARTH’s blog started:

http://www.exgaywatch.com/blog/archives/2006/09/narth_responds_1.html

And Dr. Throckmorton condemned the article:

http://wthrockmorton.blogspot.com/2006/09/political-correctness-and-schoenewolf.html

Then the National Black Justice Coalition got involved:

http://www.exgaywatch.com/blog/archives/2006/09/national_black.html

I would guess he mistook the NBJC for the instigator cause they’re the most impressive sounding organization, maybe. Who knows? I don’t really care who gets the credit.

Who am I kidding?! It was ME!!! ME!!! ME!!! ME!!!

Schoenewolf’s essay first appeared on NARTH’s website in the fall of 2005, but apparently went unnoticed by critics until mid-September, around the time the executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, a black gay and lesbian advocacy organization, delivered to NARTH a formal letter of protest.

“In the name of propriety, respect, common decency and professional integrity, the National Black Justice Coalition strongly urges NARTH to issue a public apology on the front page of its website for publishing such an outrageous and offensive article,” wrote H. Alexander Robinson. “We also hope that you reevaluate your relationship with Dr. Schoenewolf, whose peculiar views have no place in civilized discourse.”

Then, in late September, the gay rights group Truth Wins Out called on Focus on the Family to cancel a speaking appearance by NARTH executive director Joseph Nicolosi scheduled for a Focus on the Family conference held September 23 in Palm Springs, Calif.

I think the proper chronology is Ex-Gay watch to Throckmorton to Truth Wins Out to National Black Justice Coalition.

Why would he do this bass ackwards? Or do I have it wrong?

David Blakeslee