What he said. On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote:
> > While deplorable, speaking at that conference is not 'lobbying' for the > law. > > If we are gonna dislike these people, lets make sure we have our facts > straight. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From 5 to 8 March 2009, a workshop took place in Kampala, the capital of > > Uganda, that featured three American evangelical Christians: Scott > Lively, > > an author who has written several books opposing homosexuality; Caleb Lee > > Brundidge, a self-professed former gay man who conducts sessions to heal > > homosexuality; and Don Schmierer, a board member of Exodus > International, an > > organisation devoted to promoting "freedom from homosexuality through the > > power of Jesus Christ".[13] The theme of the conference, according to The > > New York Times, was the "gay agenda": "how to make gay people straight, > how > > gay men often sodomized teenage boys and how 'the gay movement is an evil > > institution' whose goal is 'to defeat the marriage-based society and > replace > > it with a culture of sexual promiscuity' ".[11 > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Three Ravens Consulting > > Eric Roberts > > Owner/Developer > > [email protected] > > tel: 630-486-5255 > > fax: 630-310-8531 > > http://www.threeravensconsulting.com > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: GMoney [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:38 PM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: Re: Chick-Fil-A backs down > > > > > > I just like truth. > > > > I can very easily see how one could read snippets about this conference > and > > that law and Exodus' involvement and come away thinking they supported > this > > law. So i'm not accusing Eric of anything. > > > > But when i hear a pretty bold statement like that, it's good to get the > > facts and correct them if we can. Exodus still seems to be a bunch of > > morons, but let's keep their idiocy factual! > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:34 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> haha > >> > >> like like like > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 3:32 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > Thanks Judah. > >> > > >> > So according to what Judah posted, it looks like they never > >> > supported > >> this > >> > law. They did engage in a conference about which the stupidity of > >> > making homosexuality illegal was apparently discussed. The law was > >> > then > >> considered > >> > at some point after the conference, at which time Exodus sent a > >> > letter expressing concern about the law (NOT support). They then > >> > said they never had, and never would, support such a law, and they > >> > regretted being > >> involved > >> > with the conference in the first place. > >> > > >> > So, is Eric's statement true: They lobbied for a law in Uganda that > >> > made being gay an executable offence. > >> > > >> > ??? > >> > > >> > > >> > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Judah McAuley > >> > <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > Exodus International and their trip to Uganda: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> http://www.exgaywatch.com/wp/2009/03/open-letter-to-the-exodus-interna > >> tional-board-of-directors/ > >> > > > >> > > A year later after a lot of bad publicity, Exodus apologizes and > >> > > decides to come out against the bill in Uganda: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> http://www.christianpost.com/news/exodus-leaders-issue-statement-again > >> st-uganda-s-anti-gay-bill-44477/ > >> > > > >> > > Cheers, > >> > > Judah > >> > > > >> > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 12:18 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > Wait a minute. This group, Exodus International, some group i've > >> never > >> > > > heard of, actively lobbied to pass a law that would allow Uganda > >> > > > to > >> > kill > >> > > > people solely for being gay??? > >> > > > > >> > > > And Chick Fil A gave money to this group? > >> > > > > >> > > > I don't usually ask for sources, but this seems pretty outlandish. > >> Can > >> > > you > >> > > > show me where it's documented that this group supported a Uganda > >> > > > rule > >> > to > >> > > > make homosexuality punishable by death??? > >> > > > > >> > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Judah McAuley > >> > > > <[email protected] > >> > > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> Yes, Eric, they are bad people. That does not mean they lose > >> > > >> any of their rights. > >> > > >> > >> > > >> Judah > >> > > >> > >> > > >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Eric Roberts > >> > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > They lobbied for a law in Uganda that made being gay an > >> > > >> > executable offence...one of the prime movers in that was > >> > > >> > Exodus > >> international, > >> > > one > >> > > >> of > >> > > >> > the recipients of funds from CFA... > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355433 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
