Comments on: Guess who’s coming to dinner?

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:09:20 +0000

What kind of dinner will it be, what would you eat? Would some alcohol be allowed, like wine? Perhaps you all need some Tequila, to have a right fisticuff fight. What will be served in the US, as most of the planet survives on under one Dollar a day? Bon Appetit!

Peter Damm.

By: Stephen Black

Stephen Black — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:42:26 +0000

Michael… Skeptical… I really couldn’t be anything but skeptical. I am just trying to be completely honest. I hope being skeptical doesn’t demonize me further. In all fairness, don’t you communicate yourself as someone who knows and understand Scripture? Shouldn’t I be skeptical? What would it be like if Exodus or First Stone Ministries was to have a stand up comic to make fun of their experiences in the gay community? How would you feel if we were to actually personally make fun of you and what happened with your decision to leave your wife for Gary? Honestly, how would you feel? It would be awful! How should I feel about when the exexers from our ministry communicate complete distortions and lies of their experience with First Stone Ministries? Proverbs and 1 Cor. communicate several warnings for me to have dinner, especially with a group of so called brothers/sisters who have maliciously slandered me. I am NOT saying that is true of the keynotes or leaders of BEG.

Michael, I have met your exwife. She is precious! I would never want to hurt you or make fun of you or anyone on of the BEG people. Yet there are those with who are exexgay, ‘Soul Force’ and BEG that have of First Stone and/or Exodus Ministries. Yes, Michael I am just a bit skeptical. Perhaps, someday we will meet… but not in a BEG format.

By: Warren

Warren — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:58:57 +0000

Eddy -- here is the website for Peterson's perspective.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:01:19 +0000

The first reports on the dinner are on Peter Toscano’s site. Sorry, I don’t know how to link. It seems to have gone very well. (I think I got there by following the Beyond Ex Gay link above and then found Peter Toscano but not sure.)

By: jag

jag — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:56:48 +0000

“The passage I cited is specific to those who claim to be Christians and defiantly, proudly engage in homosexuality at the same time â€” those who have once been enlightened and have returned to sin.”

Sonya,

If you had a daughter who was a Christian, gay and marrying another woman, would you refuse to have dinner with her? and/or her partner?

Interesting all the ways in which we can isolate ourselves in the name of Christianity.

The Pharisees would be proud.