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Exodus International was a non-profit , interdenominational ex-gay Christian umbrella organization connecting organizations that sought to help people who wished to limit their homosexual desires. It was founded in and ceased activities in June While Exodus International no longer operates, many of its member ministries continue to do so, either forming new networks or operating independently.
Exodus International asserted that reorientation of same-sex attraction is possible, [4] but warned its members not to go to counselors who claim they could help eliminate all attractions to the same gender.
At its peak Exodus included over local ministries in the United States and Canada and over ministries in 17 other countries.
The Exodus Global Alliance was formed out of Exodus International in and continues to operate in support of Exodus networks outside of the United States. In , Frank Worthen — [9] began a ministry called Love in Action , which ministered to homosexuals. A conference of various ministries to homosexuals was held in in the United States during which the ministries including Love in Action formed a coalition that called itself Exodus International North America.
The conference became an annual event when it convened for the second time in The conference continued until , when many officials of Exodus North America left the organization due to internal divisions. In , the Exodus North America Conference revived with new leadership and a renewed sense of purpose.
Between and , the views of Frank Worthen began to influence people outside of the United States through interviews and a book written by Kent Philpott called The Third Sex? Exodus Europe held their first conference in in the Netherlands. Conferences were held annually, each year in a new country. Medinger founded a ministry for homosexuals and pornography addicts called Regeneration. During his stay in Singapore, Rogers traveled extensively throughout Australia, New Zealand and South America building vision for a worldwide ministry.
In it was decided that the Exodus groups should converge under a single name, Exodus International. The Exodus leaders held a Summit in San Diego, California and formed the Exodus International Advisory Council which merged the various Exodus ministries to create a stronger, more focused Exodus International ministry. Ministries to those with homosexual inclinations were represented from many countries.
Exodus World-Wide was represented by Sy Rogers. Asian ministries to homosexuals were represented by Samuel Lee and Rene Gomez. Between and , ministries expanded throughout the South Pacific. In the Exodus Advisory Council became the Exodus International Board and restructured itself to include two representatives from each region.
Exodus South Pacific changed their name to Exodus Asia Pacific and established ministries in Singapore and the Philippines, where Worthen and Rogers had previously ministered. The first conference was held in Brisbane, Australia in Exodus Brazil was headed by Willy Torresin de Oliveria.
A homosexual man himself, he had attended a conference as a translator in without even knowing the nature of the group. From to Exodus International was a founding member of Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality. Exodus International President Alan Chambers said that the board made the move "after a year of dialogue and prayer about the organization's place in a changing culture. I am sorry for the pain and hurt many of you have experienced.
I am sorry we promoted sexual orientation change efforts and reparative theories about sexual orientation that stigmatized parents. Chambers stated that his next ministry would be different: Board member Tony Moore issued a statement that clarified that the decision is "not negating the ways God used Exodus to positively affect thousands of people," further explaining that "a new generation of Christians is looking for change—and they want it to be heard.
I think things are happening so quickly and he's going through a transition. Where they leave the organization has yet to be determined. The decision of the three member Board of Directors resulted in the closure of "Exodus International" as an umbrella organization, but had no direct impact on the member ministries which continue to operate.
Many have joined together to form two new networks, including Restored Hope Network ; while others continue to operate independently. Additionally, some former member ministries publicly expressed disagreement with the Board of Directors, Alan Chambers, and his apologies. As we understand it, Exodus was a public relations voice and referral clearing house for hundreds of individual, primarily evangelical ministries who serve church members who are experiencing unwanted homosexual feelings. These hundreds of individual evangelical Protestant ministries along with the outreach ministries in the Catholic, Jewish and Latter-day Saint faith communities still exist and we imagine that they will always exist as long as we have individuals who find homosexual sex incongruent with their personal or religious values.
We also understand that most of the local Exodus affiliated ministries had started to reorganize into a new organization that began about a year ago, Restored Hope Network. In January then-president of Exodus International Alan Chambers, during his address to a Gay Christian Network conference, stated, "The majority of people that I have met, and I would say the majority meaning President Alan Chambers was quoted as saying "All the recent attention to bullying helped us realize that we need to equip kids to live out biblical tolerance and grace while treating their neighbors as they'd like to be treated, whether they agree with them or not.
Speaking to the New York Times in July , Chambers talked about how he believed gay people can have gay sex and still go to heaven. In a shift in the organization's previous positions, Chambers stated in June that conversion therapy is potentially harmful to those participating and it does not work: I do not believe that cure is a word that is applicable to really any struggle, homosexuality included, for someone to put out a shingle and say, "I can cure homosexuality"—that to me is as bizarre as someone saying they can cure any other common temptation or struggle that anyone faces on Planet Earth.
The conferences also went by the name True Story. All sexual sin affects the human personality like no other sin, for sexual issues run deep into our character, and change is slow and uphill - but is possible nonetheless.
Professors Stanton Jones and Mark Yarhouse teamed as authors to answer the questions "Can persons who participate in focused religious ministries experience a change in their sexual orientation? They published their results in "Ex-Gays? They found within their sample group "no evidence that the type of attempt to change sexual orientation studied here is harmful.
Yarhouse and Jones' study has been challenged by Coleman and Drescher who argue that a preponderance of evidence demonstrates that homosexuality is not changeable. Drescher argues that "the sum of all the literature does not indicate that [reparative therapeutic techniques] are effective".
In , the American Psychological Association stated that professional therapists should not tell their clients that they can change their sexual orientation through reparative therapy. Participants were considered behaviorally successful if they had abstained from any type of physical homosexual contact in the past year.
Success was associated with strong religious motivation and positive mental health. Change was positively associated with religious motivation and emotional well-being. Research by Ponticelli on 15 ex-lesbian women found that Exodus helped them change their lesbian identities through a combination of a new and compelling schema concerning sexuality, reinterpretation of one's past according to that schema, and social support.
Most of Exodus' leadership have successfully avoided controversy regarding their sexual identity for decades. Christianity Today reported in that scandals had become less frequent. However, there have been incidents of note amongst the founders and a leader of the organization. Michael Bussee, one of the founders of Exodus and Gary Cooper, a leader within the ministry of Exodus, left the group to be with each other in In the documentary, Bussee and Cooper present themselves as "two of the original co-founders of Exodus.
Warren Throckmorton questioned whether Cooper should be considered a founder. As acknowledged by Exodus International in , Michael Bussee "has been a longtime critic of Exodus and its leadership. The apology stated in part "Some who heard our message were compelled to try to change an integral part of themselves, bringing harm to themselves and their families.
John Paulk was removed from his position as Chairman of Exodus International by a Board of Directors vote on October 3, , following confirmation of his "engaging in behavior which has negatively impacted the credibility of Exodus. Paulk, a self-described former "drag queen and homosexual prostitute", became active in Focus on the Family , was manager of Focus on the Family's Homosexuality and Gender Division, [44] and was the elected Chairman of the board of Exodus International North America in August for a first three-year term.
Paulk was re-elected for a second three-year term in On September 19, while on a speaking tour, Paulk was identified drinking and flirting at Mr. P's, a Washington, D. A patron recognized him and contacted Wayne Besen , an employee of the Human Rights Campaign , a gay political action organization. When Besen arrived at the bar forty minutes later and confronted "John Clint", he denied that he was in fact John Paulk.
Paulk's picture was taken as he left the bar. When confronted by Besen about the incident and the photographs, Paulk admitted being in the bar, but stated that he did not know it was a gay bar and had simply stopped in for a moment to use the restroom. However, eyewitnesses reported that Paulk stayed for more than an hour, flirted with other men, and when questioned about his sexuality, said he was gay.
John's actions represent a serious lapse in sound judgment. His decision to enter a gay establishment for any reason opens him up to all kinds of speculation by both other Exodus leaders and also the gay community. In , Paulk renounced his former cause, stating that his sexual orientation had never truly changed, and "I do not believe that reparative therapy changes sexual orientation; in fact, it does great harm to many people.
The letters "insist[ed]" that Watt and Airhart "immediately cease use" of an edited photograph on their respective blogs "or in any other form" which parodied an Exodus billboard. The original billboard image, obtained from Exodus's website, consisted of the message "Gay? The following excerpt from Watt's cease-and-desist letter details Exodus's rationale for the request. The letter mentions Wikipedia because Watt had cited the Wikipedia entry on fair use in posting his parody. You appear to believe that the stolen image is exempt from federal intellectual property laws as a 'parody' due to 'fair use.
Your use of the image is indeed a violation of copyright law and is not covered by 'fair use. Exodus International released an iPhone app , which they stated was "designed to be a useful resource for men, women, parents, students, and ministry leaders. In the app, Exodus quoted research by scientist Gary Remafedi.
Petitions to both remove and keep the app were set up on Change. On March 24, , The Register reported that while the petition to remove the app had received over , signatures, the counter petition to keep the app had only received 8 signatures. In , Exodus International board member Don Schmierer, [55] attended a conference in Uganda that promoted what critics describe as "shocking abuses of basic human rights".
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