Comments on: Exodus comments about Ugandan situation on blog

By: Mike Airhart, TWO

Mike Airhart, TWO — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:20:46 +0000

Randy’s statement is buried in a blog post, it is not expressed as an official statement despite his claim to the contrary, and is well-concealed from the public.

There has been no press release by Exodus, no outreach to Rick Warren, no condemnation of Stephen Langa and Martin Ssempa. And Exodus remains as deliberately vague as ever about Schmierer’s role in a conference that he and Chambers knew in advance would be used to launch a new antigay pogrom.

Until Exodus issues a widely disseminated press release and condemns key individuals, Exodus has condemned nothing. Whispering a vague blog expression of horror, and offering to pray but do nothing else whatsoever, is in no way an explicit, official, public response to this human-rights disaster.

By: Michael Bussee

Michael Bussee — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:32:12 +0000

Where is Don Schmierer, “one of the American participants in the infamous ex-gay conference in Kampala, Uganda back in March?” In hiding? Of all people, wouldn’t you think he would/should step up and speak out? At lease offer some sort of apology for this stupidity? Is he still on Exodus’s

Board?

I would imagine so — since he went with their blessing and received their praise. And why was it Randy Thomas, and not Exodus president, Alan Chambers, who gave Exodus’ “official” stand on this issue? Alan can sure take official stands on other issues and issue press releases for issues he really cares about.

By: Michael Bussee

Michael Bussee — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:16:07 +0000

I have sent Exodus’s official statement with each email I have sent so far. I think it say a lot.

By: David Blakeslee

David Blakeslee — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:32:52 +0000

@ Michael,

I agree with the Rick Warren referral…and suggested it earlier.

Fred Phelps has never been the face of either Evangelicalism or Fundamentalist Christianity. Some on the left like to beat us about the head and shoulders with his obscene views…

By: Lynn David

Lynn David — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:37:46 +0000

LOL! I guess Randy Thomas deleted my post about the incongruity between what Schmierer said in that quote and what Stephen Langa and the FLN have been doing. Yet he leaves the trackback to this Throckmorton post which states the same thing.

Opposing views or posts which highlite incongruities in his statements are ok, as long as they don’t appear in the comments section of his (Exodus’) blog.