Isn’t it amazing how people, when they go through the woodchipper known as the “ex-gay industry,” consistently go one of two directions? They either end up back out of the closet and hopefully living healthier lives than before [even if it takes years and years for them to heal from the experience], or they end up cashing in at the teat of the people who brainwashed them in the first place, thus perpetuating the cycle of abuse. They never just end up being “ex-gay” and settling into a happy “ex-gay” life. No, they have to engender hatred toward the rest of the LGBT community.
So here’s an example of the latter, by the name of Tim Wilkins, speaking on a panel encouraging North Carolina to write discrimination into its constitution. Brian at Right Wing Watch sets it up:
Wilkins began his remarks by describing how he is “ashamed” of his “past homosexuality.”
Wilkins in fact, is a professional “ex-gay” activist whose ministry “stems from his own freedom from homosexuality some thirty years ago.” He is also a member of NARTH, the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, and organizes a conference that “addresses such topics as If a Friend Says ‘I’m gay’, Debunking the ‘Gay Gene’, ‘What’s a Parent to Do?’, Untwisting ‘Gay Theology’, Counseling the Homosexual, Preventing Homosexuality, and A Biblical Bridge Out of Homosexuality.’”
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Wilkins argued that homosexuality should be reduced to a “temptation” just as Pluto… was relegated from its status as a planet to dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union.
Oh, wow, this man must hate himself something fierce. Let’s watch the video together and I’ll live-blog it below:
First thirty seconds: “I once was gay but now am wingnut.” Amaaaaazing grace, etc.
0:30-1:00: Same sex marriages are “unequal” because two people of the same gender can’t possibly complement each other in a relationship, due to…
1:00-1:30: There are not enough various and sundry genitals in same-sex relationships, therefore they are not supporting diversity!
1:30-2:00: “I believe that same sex attraction is a temptation, not an orientation.” The fact that this conflicts with what every single mature adult scientist and mental health professional has to say on the matter is of no consequence, as that interferes with my being a wingnut.
2:00-2:30: The only real sexual orientation people have is sin. Dirty, dirty sin. If there was no sin, there would be no gayness, QED.
And to bring it home, 2:30 until the end: “Pluto… used to be a planet, a gay, gay planet, and then one day it went to Alan Chambers’ office and when it came out, it wasn’t a planet anymore! Pray away the gay planet!”
And scene.
Sidenote: In trying to write this post, WordPress keeps replacing the name of the Not Planet with five asterisks, at least on my computer. Did we already pray away the Not Planet at Truth Wins Out, and thus cannot speak its name?
I’ve long stopped being angry at these people and now just feel badly for their sad, pathetic lives.
I’d love to emigrate to Planet Gay, just to get away from asshats like this guy.
By his own logic white people (or black people) should not marry each other and should instead only seek relationships with people of other races — because it would be more diverse.
By his own “logic” two Christians should never marry because it isn’t diverse.
Does Wilkins think before he talks? Apparently he does not.
If these people didn’t do so much damage to others, I wouldn’t give a rat’s a*s about them or their lives. However, until these lying sociopaths are prosecuted in every state for fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud and practicing psychiatry/psychology without a license, we will have them in our midst and they must have their reprehensible transgressions against humanity exposed.
Is Planet Gay anything like the B-52s Planet Claire?
Why does the word “Pluto” get asterisked out? BTW, they decided it really was a planet afterall.
Wilkins, on the other hand, is on a planet, I’m just not sure which one. Earth is kind of eliminated from the competition…….
“0:30-1:00: Same sex marriages are “unequal” because two people of the same gender can’t possibly complement each other in a relationship, due to…”
Actually it’s just the opposite (as Zack’s research just showed). Opposite-genital relationships are inherently unequal–particularly in RRRW circles–because they’re built on the premise that men are the head of the family, and women are the subservient “helpmeets”. The whole notion of “complementarianism” mandates inequality.
Talk about segregation. This is one pathetic creature.
“Mixing politics and religion is like mixing manure and ice cream. It doesn’t do much to the manure but it surely does ruin the ice cream”.
Will Rogers
I’m sure there’s an interesting story behind the censoring of Pluto…
You say TWO exposes the ex-gays. But you do not want to show the response of Quinlan to your lying lawsuit. Why do you show this video but not show the response of Quinlan? What do you fear, Evan Hurst? Do you not want the world to see a Spirit-led man crushing your demonic sin pit?
What lawsuit would that be, Charles B.? The one which you said couldn’t be started because the Spirit would prevent it?
Demonic sin pit? Ooooh, that does sound like fun! What is the relationship between Quinlan & his defender Charles the Troll? Does Quinlan lead Charles around with a dog collar & chain? Just wonderin’.
Good one William! So, Charles B, of heretical fundy church, what DO you have to say about ehe lawsuit that God would never allow…but, which happened? We need to keep reminging you of something we realize and you seem in the dark about…mainly that your a bigot and fanatic thats full of crap! And FUNNY to!
Sin, shame, yada yada yada. Same old crap. He starts by saying “equal right to marry” and then, supposedly in addressing that, does what they all do: veers off the road completely and through the guard rail. The distraction and complete snow job begin. Why is it impossible for these clowns to address the issue AS an “equal right” under the law? Because they have no ability to argue with that point. There is no legitimate ammo to lob at that legal point. Hence, they turn it completely around into the sin, shame, not Biblical thing. We’re talking “equal under the law” here, not anything in the Bible. The law, the Constitution, equality as a right guaranteed under that law and Constitution – try really dealing with that for a change, you idiots.
The only objections that people can muster against marriage equality are irrational ones, religious or aesthetic. This is why fundagelicals stoop to quoting the buybull or “St” Augustine or employ the yuck factor in their arguments so often. They don’t have anything else to argue from!
Charles, keep quoting your make believe buybull scriptures and spouting off your magical incantations until you are blue in the face. It keeps you busy and It helps our cause of persuading the majority of folks to think rationally
The Planet that shall not be named… heh.
Yay! Charles is here again. I like the sound of a “demonic sin pit”, it sounds exciting.
Disney has a copyright on the name Pluto.