Comments on: Ex-gay ministry may have been casualty of political endorsement

By: Selena Mosley

Selena Mosley — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:11:39 +0000

I am disappointed with Pastor Caldwell’s response to this situation.

I used to attend Windsor Village and did so about a year after walking away from my homosexual identity.

I was blessed to be counselled by Barbara Hicks which helped me in my further recovery from homosexuality.

I helped to write the webpage that is in discussion and I also attended a meeting for those who desired to work with the Metonia Ministry. I no longer attend Windsor Village because I moved to California.

I can’t say if Pastor Caldwell knew about the ministry but I am deeply concerned with his response to this matter.

I feel for those who are members of his congregation and looking for clear direction in this matter, especially those who are struggling with unwanted homosexual desires.

We have to take a stand and let go of the fear of being labled homophobic.

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:52:59 +0000

What happened to “choice”? Just because a certain ministry does not meet the need of one doesn’t mean it won’t meet the need of another. It saddens me that once again someone caved in to the political correctness and has made something so important to those who are quietly looking for support and encouragement that much harder to find. This seems very cruel and self serving to me.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:26:49 +0000

I thought these were pertinent questions and then realized we got sidetracked. Any thoughts? How about this spin? There are approx. 120 ministries at the church. Yet only one had to be scrubbed from the church website. Let me repeat: from the church website. Shades of censorship? (If it isn't, what do we call the influence behind the scrubbing?) Or this spin? Let’s for a moment imagine that the church ministry was ‘pro-gay’. Would it have been scrubbed? If it had, would gay people be outraged? Why? --or Why not?

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:04:20 +0000

Eddy,

It’s a long history of hateful treatment towards gays that has caused this. Just as some white folks were horrible towards blacks, regular white folks had to pay the price – it has taken a long time (and yes there was fallout on to others who were never racist) to overcome the racial barrier.

This is the way things are in this world.

By: Karen Booth

Karen Booth — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:51:31 +0000

Mary, I hear what you’re saying … I think. And I agree with the part that Metanoia may be paying the price for the political actions of others. I just identify different folk as the culprits, that’s all.