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Ex-gay man: ‘Homosexuality is just another human brokenness’

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Dean Bailey , 50, is not afraid to tell anyone he is living proof that ‘ sexual orientation’ can in fact be changed. But he prefers to use the word ‘restored’ rather than ‘changed.’ Bailey remembers how from an early age he felt different from other boys. He felt he did not fit in and thought of himself as awkward, out of place. He remembers never feeling treasured or affirmed by his dad who was an alcoholic and who consumed pornography. Bailey believes this began a pattern of turning to other males to find the affirmation he never received from his dad. When a new outgoing boy began to attend school when Bailey was in grade three, he remembers trying hard to become the boy’s friend. It was during a sleepover at the boy’s house that Bailey was introduced to sexual play, including streaking and oral copulation . The experience not only robbed him of his childhood innocence, but awakened in him a sense of sexual curiosity. From here, Bailey became preoccupied with images of

Supreme Court turns blind eye as lower court forces Christian to issue gay ‘marriage’ licenses

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The U.S. Supreme Court has officially become post-modern. Not only did it redefine marriage this summer, but Justice Kennedy 's majority opinion implied that religious liberty only applies to advocacy -- not the practice of religion in private and public. Now, the Court has made it clear that some religions deserve more liberty than others. Yesterday , it denied a stay of a lower court's decision   ordering a Christian clerk to violate her conscience by handing out marriage licenses for relationships that aren't marriage: The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' request for a stay in a judge's ruling, which orders her to issue marriage licenses. Davis will have to choose whether to issue marriage licenses Tuesday, defying her Christian conviction, or continue defying a federal judge who could fine her or send her to jail. So, according to the Supreme Court, people can advocate for their beliefs -- but they can't practice th

Are homosexuals being honest?

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As President of the Australian Marriage Forum, an association of volunteers dedicated to preserving the timeless truth of marriage as "the union of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life", I write to alert you to a valuable resource: the full-page ad we placed in The Australian on Monday 10 August, funded fully by online donations from hundreds of concerned Australians, giving our considered case against any change to the meaning of Marriage. The online link is: http://australianmarriage.org/its-not-marriage/ A3 printed copies were delivered to Coalition MPs and Senators that day, and we would like to make copies available to any pastors who could use them – whether on church notice boards (as some pastors have already requested) or to enhance discussion of this vital matter in youth groups or sachool classrooms. As you will see from the ad, we open by acknowledging that "all relationships matter. But not al

Homosexual Marriage and the Criminalization of Christianity

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English: Writer and journalist Masha Gessen at the 6 Moscow Internacional Book Festival Español: La escritor (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) It's never fun to be proven right when warning of some impending wrong. Many in the pro-family movement have long stressed that the cultural Marxist left's belligerent push for the judicial fiction that is " gay marriage " was never about gaining "equal access" to this biologically exclusive male-female institution, as they profess, but, rather, is, and has always been, about control. While there are many layers to unfold, the almost instant explosion in government-sanctioned, anti- Christian extremism on display post   Obergefell v. Hodges , confirms the poisonous three-fold agenda that underlies the "social justice" mob's flowery "marriage equality" propaganda. That is: First, the ultimate destruction of marriage; second, forced affirmation of sexual deviancy under penalty of law; and third

Christian baker must make ‘wedding’ bakes for gay couples, court rules

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DENVER, CO ,  – A Colorado board has ruled that a Christian business owner must make wedding cakes for homosexual "marriages" despite his religious objections. Business owner Jack Phillips came under legal fire in 2012, when he refused to bake a cake for Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig , who had traveled to Massachusetts for a marriage license, and wanted to celebrate in their home state. They sued on the basis of a state law that prevents the application of religious beliefs if one owns a business. The Commission's ruling, which was issued verbally on Friday, orders Phillips to report every three months for the next two years on anti-discrimination training for his staff, and any customers who are refused service at his establishment. "I can believe anything I want, but if I'm going to do business here, I'd ought to not discriminate against people," said one of the Civil Rights Commission 's seven members in a public statement. Phil