Comments on: Ted Haggard’s apology

By: Michael Bussee

Michael Bussee — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 06:48:00 +0000

Karen Booth emailed me today to say that she was in error about Alan dumping the term, “ex-gay”.

“Dear Michael, thank you for the email and for clarifying your statement about Alan Chambers. You are right, I was uninformed. I apologize.”

To Karen: I also apologize for my sometimes rude and nasty tone. I do tend to get over-wrought at times and need to decrease the sarcasm. Thanks, Karen, for your comments, your scolding (which I deserved) and your apology. I hope you will accept my apology as well. Have a great Thanksgiving and may God less those you love.

By: Michael Bussee

Michael Bussee — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:34:00 +0000

I don’t know if Ms. Booth is still blogging, but I have a sincere question for her: If members minstries have not yet decided to dump the term “ex-gay”, then why did Alan Chambers invite me to “join him at a press conference” to announce that the term was “officially” being “retired”? OFFICIALLY, as in “having the appropriate authority by power of postiion.”

I assumed that if he was “officially announcing” something that he was speaking for EXODUS. Are you saying that Alan did NOT have the authority to “officially” make such an announcement?

If you doubt me, ask Alan himself. I think he’s a basically honest man. I took him at his word. This is what he said. He announced it like it was a done deal. I don’t appreciate you my calling my honesty into question when you seem to be the one who is uninformmed on this particular matter. Go to the source. Ask Alan.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:25:00 +0000

“Alan Chambers didn’t “do away with the term” ex-gay. (As if he doesn’t consult with his staff or have a Board of Directors that he’s accountable to.)”

Is Ms. Booth suggesting that Mr. Chambers spoke out of turn?

By: Michael Bussee

Michael Bussee — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:41:00 +0000

Karen: “politically motivated”? What about EXODUS’s own overt political activities and motivations in recent years? Don’t you think that has contributed to some of the confusion about what change ministries are really about? Why single out pro-gays as being politically motivated and not mention EXODUS? Double standard?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:19:00 +0000

Since Karen Booth uses ex-gay and pro-gay as a sort of shorthand to quickly get her point across, would she be willing slow down and give her best longhand definition of both terms? Because I am honestly unsure what she means by either word.