Special Report: Truth Wins Out’s Executive Director Wayne Besen Monitors Lou Engle’s The Call Detroit11.11.11 Fundamentalist Revival
This 24-hour stadium prayer revival and fast was organized by The Call’s Lou Engle. We fully expected this to be a “gay bashing” and “Muslim trashing” extravaganza. What we found was much more sinister. This was really a political rally designed to surreptitiously lure African Americans to the Republican Party in a key swing state. The plan included a cunning five-part strategy. 1) Pick a key swing state with a beleaguered city that had an economically disadvantaged African American population 2) Create an emotional spectacle where tearful white people pleaded for forgiveness and repented onstage for past racism 3) Sharply define new wedge issue(s) and create a racially-based conspiracy theory that could ultimately be used against the Democratic Party 4) Exploit these emerging wedge issue(s) to the point they become more important than fixing the economy 5) Redefine voting criteria so candidates are primarily judged by where they stand on these wedge issue(s) – with the ultimate goal of leading many African Americans to conclude that they are best represented by the conservative GOP. Read Report Here
TWO Attends Values Voter Summit 2011 in Washington (Oct. 7-9)
Truth Wins Out attended the conservative Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC that was sponsored by the Family Research Council, American Values, and the American Family Association. This included attending private events and viewing speeches by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Daniel Avila, Bryan Fischer, and Glenn Beck. TWO videotaped some of the talks and also discovered the presence of a Ugandan General at a Ugandan Embassy party that took place in the same hotel as the Values Voter Summit. This was rather curious considering the strong ties of American evangelicals to the leaders of this rabidly homophobic nation. TWO also videotaped a speech by Catholic extremist Daniel Avila where he said there was a secret plan hatched by the Catholic Church to overturn marriage equality in Massachusetts.
Special Report: Meet Janet Boynes, the Bachmann Family’s ‘Ex-Gay’ Minister
In summer 2011, Truth Wins Out infiltrated Bachmann & Associates to see if the clinic’s therapists practiced “ex-gay” (aka reparative) therapy. We launched this operation after presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s husband, Marcus, claimed that his business did not take part in the discredited practice of converting homosexuals into heterosexuals. TWO’s investigation discovered incontrovertible evidence that “ex-gay” therapy did, in fact, occur at Bachmann & Associates. Included in our trove of evidence was a notorious book by Janet Boynes, Called Out: A Former Lesbians Discovery of Freedom, stacked high and sold at the clinic. Prominently displayed above the pile of books was a glowing personal endorsement from Marcus Bachmann. Given her close ties to the Bachmann family, many people are clamoring to know: Who is Janet Boynes? This TWO Special Report by Wayne Besen answers this question. Read Report Here
Special Report: Marcus and Michelle Bachmann’s Clinic Practices ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy
An investigation by Truth Wins Out revealed that the clinic of Marcus Bachmann, the husband of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN), practices reparative therapy, a controversial and discredited clinical method designed to “cure” gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. TWO’s findings contradict claims by Mr. Bachmann that he and his clinic, Bachmann & Associates, do not participate in reparative therapy. The story broke in The Nation magazine where Mariah Blake reported on the results of our investigation. The national media took note and covered the scandal — from The New York Times to cable and network television shows.
Read: John Becker Goes Inside Bachmann Clinic
Special Report: How Radical American Christian Sects Are Invading Hong Kong, Asia and the Beyond
In June 2011, TWO launched a petition calling on Hong Kong to fire Hong Kwai-wah, an”ex-gay” therapist the government hired to “cure” LGBT people. This brazen step by Hong Kong officials show how extremist movements can infiltrate government and impact policy. In this report by Bruce Wilson, TWO explores how radical Christian groups are exporting intolerance to Hong Kong and across the globe. Read More
Special Report: Exposing the 7 Mountains Movement
On April 1-2, 2011, Harvard University hosted the controversial “Social Transformation Conference”, run by leaders of the dangerous New Apostolic Reformation (aka The Seven Mountains Movement). Researcher Bruce Wilson deftly explores what this movement stands for and exposes the speakers at this conference as extremists who hold dangerous ideas. Anyone who cares about the potential proliferation of theocracy on a global scale should read this illuminating report. Read More
Special Report: All in “The Family”
Truth Wins Out examines the main players is involved in the secretive fundamentalist group, The Family. This organization hosts the annual National Prayer Breakfast and is knee-deep in Uganda’s draconian the Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
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My Nightmare at Teen Challenge
James Voss recounts his experience at Teen Challenge, an Assemblies of God program designed to “help” allegedly wayward youth. Most troubling, Teen Challenge is often supported with tax dollars as a faith-based program. Read More
Stop The Anti-Gay Genocide In Uganda
Truth Wins Out’s Wayne Besen examines the Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the link to American Evangelicals, particularly those tied to The National Prayer Breakfast
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Southern Poverty Law Center Report Includes New Anti-Gay Hate Groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a landmark report on anti-gay defamation. The SPLC certified several new hate groups, including well-known organizations, such as The Family Research Council and The American Family Association.
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Exodus International Targeting Kids in 2011
Truth Wins Out examines the danger of the “ex-gay” organization’s plan to target children for its failed programs in 2011
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The Religious Right’s Violent Bully Pulpit
TWO’s Wayne Besen examines how the extremist rhetoric can lead to anti-gay violence.
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Special Report: Peter LaBarbera’s Anti-Gay Truth Academy Bombs
Truth Wins Out, sent a “spy” to document what we expected – based on the hype — to be a large anti-gay event. The thrust of the conference was to teach an army of young culture warriors how to beat back the so-called gay agenda. These students would then return home equipped to turn back the clock on gay rights in their communities. What we found, however, was an event that looked more like a poorly attended condo board meeting than a youthful resurgence of the anti-gay movement. The crowd vacillated between 20-30 people, who were considerably older than the “students” the conference claimed it was trying to reach.
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Special Report: Lou Engle’s Stealth Bombers Meeting
TWO’s Evan Hurst goes undercover in St. Louis to report on Rev. Lou Engle’s revival at the Gateway House of Prayer. Discover the bizarre and creepy world encountered at this event.
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NARTH’s George Rekers Caught with Male Escort
The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) is back in the news after its most prominent board member, George A. Rekers, was discovered by the Miami New Times with a male prostitute he met on RentBoy.com.
This has put a searing spotlight on an organization that works hard to portray itself as reputable and mainstream. However, a closer examination of NARTH reveals that it has long been a refuge for disreputable characters, extremists and even criminals.
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Right Wing May Day Rally a Bust
Truth Wins Out’s Wayne Besen attended the heavily promoted, “May Day 2010: A Cry To God For A Nation In Distress.” It was organized by Janet Porter (formerly Folger) who is best known for running the failed “ex-gay” Truth in Love ad campaign in 1998. The event’s attendance was sparse and did not meet expectations.Read More
Special Report: A View Inside The Right Wing Awakening Conference In Lynchburg
The Awakening Conference was sponsored by the Freedom Federation and held at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA. Truth Wins Out’s Wayne Besen reported from inside the event.
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Special Report: Linda Harvey’s Extremism On Display In Michigan
Radio host Linda Harvey spoke to a crowd of 200 people in Michigan. She applauded Holocaust revisionist Scott Lively and claimed to have worked on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill. TWO was at her talk and reports on her controversial presentation.
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