The other day I posted about both Exodus International's Freedom International conference now underway in Irvine, CA and the Ex-Gay Survivors' Conference about to get underway, also in Irvine. One is a longstanding, evangelical Christian gathering that offers people who are, or who consider themselves, gay or lesbian, etc. a new (heterosexual) life through Jesus Christ. The other is a more recent and concerted effort to keep gays and lesbians, etc., or people who consider themselves gay or lesbian or etc., gay or lesbian. Or etc.
I wonder if there'll be any interaction between the two gatherings this weekend, and if there is, whether it will be, uh, fruitful. Maybe this Johnny Cash classic will break the ice.
Hey JMK... I'm going to be there for the Survivor Conference...
Interaction between the two conferences? I'm hopeful, though I suspect it's more likely to happen between survivors and lower-level Exodus folks than with the Exodus executives.
I've met Randy and Alan (Exodus Prez and VP) as have a number of other folks who will be at the Survivor gathering. They have each others' phone numbers and one-on-one dialogue happens from time to time.
Most recently, Michael Bussee was instrumental in helping Alan Chambers to make a statement about hate crimes which took into consideration the stabbing which punctured Bussee's lung and killed a friend of his.
Take care...
Posted by: Steve Boese | June 28, 2007 at 05:05 PM
Welcome, Steve. May each side make its best case this weekend.
Posted by: JMK | June 29, 2007 at 04:22 PM
jackass.
Posted by: ewe | June 29, 2007 at 10:57 PM