Comments on: Exodus International dropping membership in PATH https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Timothy Kincaid https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4453 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:35:57 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4453 Ooops.

The article is here

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5684555

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4452 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:34:36 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4452 I don’t really know where to put this… but at least this thread mentions Evergreen so it’s the closest.

Of NARTH, Evergreen, or Brigham Young, it was BYU that first recognized that identity and behavior are not the same thing. BYU’s brand-new policy revisions on homosexuality (which had nothing, nothing I tell you, to do with SoulForce) now read as follows:

One’s stated sexual orientation is not an Honor Code issue. However, the Honor Code requires all members of the university community to manifest a strict commitment to the law of chastity

Prior wording forbid “advocacy” (recognition of) sexual orientation regardless of one’s actual sexual behavior:

Advocacy of a homosexual lifestyle (whether implied or explicit) or any behaviors that indicate homosexual conduct, including those not sexual in nature, are inappropriate and violate the Honor Code.

Interesting that sometimes it’s those who don’t spend their full-time efforts on “reaching out” to strugglers that actually get it. So now gay Mormans attending BYU can join their straight counterparts in celibacy until marriage (which of course is not ever allowed). I consider this a positive step.

]]> By: Michael Bussee https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4451 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:47:01 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4451 Of course I would like to see EXODUS “go out of business”. I pray for the day that GLBT people will no longer be indoctrinated to believe that gay is bad or changeworthy.

In the meantime, to live to see Exodus “reform, be less political and more honest about what they do” would make me feel a little less guilty for having played a part in creating it in the first place.

]]> By: gordo https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4450 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:01:56 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4450 I hope they will exercise more caution. I think it would be a really good idea for them to get out of poitics altogether — and not because I disagree with their politics (which I strongly do).

I’m confused, Michael. Do you want Exodus to reform, be less political, more honest about what they do, or do you want them to go out of business? All your effort to get Alan to put in policies and change this and that seems like nothing more than putting lipstick on a pig.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4449 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:11:28 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/04/09/exodus-international-dropping-membership-in-path/#comment-4449 In my opinion, Exodus’ message was being obscured and it’s reputation tarnished by association with these more politically motivated groups.

More politically motivated than Exodus? I don’t think that’s possible. Is there anyone who has tried to influence public policy more than Alan?

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