tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post114485451854050337..comments2024-01-16T16:13:19.628-07:00Comments on Rising Up Whole: What often passes for conservative ChristianityChristine Bakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262976600427879137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post-1145109066843193692006-04-15T07:51:00.000-06:002006-04-15T07:51:00.000-06:00That's a fascinating idea, for ex-ex-gays to begin...That's a fascinating idea, for ex-ex-gays to begin a mass movement to tell the truth of the ex-gay movement. I remember once the pastor of a gay church in Dallas saying that there are more ex-ex-gays in his congregration than in the entire Exodus movement.Steve Schalchlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151100118640317860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post-1145060365593939252006-04-14T18:19:00.000-06:002006-04-14T18:19:00.000-06:00Hey Mark, thanks for your comments. I did check ou...Hey Mark, thanks for your comments. I did check out your blog - great stuff.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about there being more and more ex-ex-gays who are starting to tell their stories. I am not sure if we are just getting more vocal as Exodus tries to lobby against us, or if there are just more and more of us out there. I suspect many of us came into the ex-gay movement through their increased marketing efforts in 98 and 99, and a lot of us are now "seeing the light" and coming out the other side. That's my theory at least, for what it's worth.<BR/><BR/>Again, thanks for your comments, and especially the comment that triggered this blog entry in the first place. I think you've really hit the nail on the head for a lot of what passes as conservative Christianity today. Not to say that it's what Christianity is about, but it seems so for most of the Christians who've been especially toxic in my life.Christine Bakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262976600427879137noreply@blogger.com