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Gay man finds freedom from homosexuality through Christ

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A former homosexual is professing that homosexuality can be overcome through Christ . Chris Delaney , founder of Joseph's Coat Ministries in Chattanooga, Tennessee , lived as a homosexual for 12 years until he became a Christian . According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press , Delaney proudly calls himself an " ex-gay " and admits that after an unstable childhood, he needed male affirmation in his life more than homosexual behavior . However, he turned to the latter instead of Christ. After years living as a homosexual, he says God changed his life and healed him through Bible and counseling, undergoing a lengthy transformation to become "sexually reoriented" by God. "The homosexuality did not have a hold on my life after about two years of deep therapy, deep worship, deep understanding of God's Word," he points out. "And after that two-year period...I felt the call of the Lord to begin a ministry." Delaney has taken a lot of...

Obama invites transgender activist who fought bathroom privacy law to White House to use his bathroom?

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President Obama has invited a transgender activist who lobbied against a bathroom privacy law to attend a special White House ceremony celebrating LGBT Pride Month on Thursday. Dr. Renee McLaughlin led efforts against a   Tennessee bill   that would have responded to LGBT activism by barring members of one biological sex from using the intimate facilities of the opposite sex. “I know that will be me in harm's way,” McLaughlin, a 52-year-old post-operative transgender physician, told the Chattanooga   Times Free Press . A group of 60 major corporations opposed the legislation before Rep. Susan Lynn, R- Mt. Juliet ,   withdrew   the bill in April. "On behalf of my company, as well as myself, I'm very active in LGBT issues, particularly around increasing access to health care, and of course social justice issues as well. I've been active in a number of national organizations," McLaughlin said . President Obama mentioned the issue of transgender re...