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Exodus International

Index Exodus International

Exodus International was a non-profit, interdenominational ex-gay Christian umbrella organization connecting organizations that sought to help people who wished to limit their homosexual desires. [1]

74 relations: Africa, Alan Chambers (activist), Alliance Defending Freedom, American Civil Liberties Union, American Psychological Association, Anything But Straight, Application software, Asia, Australia, Brazil, California, Canada, Cease and desist, Change.org, Chile, China, Christianity, Christianity Today, CNN, Colombia, Conversion therapy, Courage International, Day of Dialogue, Day of Silence, Dominican Republic, Employer Identification Number, Europe, Ex-gay movement, Exodus Global Alliance, Fair use, Focus on the Family, Gay Christian Network, Harvest House, Homosexuality, HuffPost, Human Rights Campaign, India, IPhone, Joel 2:25 International, John Paulk, Journal of Psychology & Theology, Liberty Counsel, Lisa Ling, Love Won Out, Margaret Carlson, Mexico, National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nonprofit organization, ..., Oprah Winfrey Network, Orlando, Florida, Philippines, Pornography, Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality, Restoration Path, Restored Hope Network, Schema (psychology), Singapore, South America, Sy Rogers, Teodoro Maniaci, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Register, Time (magazine), Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014, Umbrella organization, United States, USA Today, Venezuela, Washington, D.C., Wayne Besen, Wheaton College (Illinois). Expand index (24 more) »

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Alan Chambers (activist)

Alan Manning Chambers (born February 21, 1972) is the former president of Exodus International and co-founder of Speak. Love., headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF, formerly Alliance Defense Fund) is an American conservative Christian nonprofit organization with the stated goal of advocating, training, and funding on the issues of "religious freedom, sanctity of life, and marriage and family." ADF is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and runs the Center for Academic Freedom.

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American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." Officially nonpartisan, the organization has been supported and criticized by liberal and conservative organizations alike.

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American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with around 117,500 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students.

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Anything But Straight

Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth is a 2003 book by Wayne Besen, a gay rights advocate.

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Application software

An application software (app or application for short) is a computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user.

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Asia

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Cease and desist

A cease and desist letter is a document sent to an individual or business to stop purportedly illegal activity ("cease") and not to restart it ("desist").

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Change.org

Change.org is a petition website operated by for-profit Change.org, Inc., an American certified B corporation which claims to have over 100 million users and hosts sponsored campaigns for organizations. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The website serves to facilitate petitions by the general public. Corporations including Virgin America, and organizations such as Amnesty International and the Humane Society, pay the site to host and promote their petitions. Change.org's stated mission is to "empower people everywhere to create the change they want to see." Popular topics of Change.org petitions are economic and criminal justice, human rights, education, environmental protection, animals rights, health, and sustainable food.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Christianity Today

Christianity Today magazine is an evangelical Christian periodical that was founded in 1956 and is based in Carol Stream, Illinois.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America.

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Conversion therapy

Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of trying to change an individual's sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual using psychological or spiritual interventions.

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Courage International

Courage International, also known as Courage Apostolate and Courage for short, is an approved apostolate of the Catholic Church that counsels "men and women with same-sex attractions in living chaste lives in fellowship, truth and love".

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Day of Dialogue

In the United States of America, the Day of Dialogue is an annual student-focused event that challenges homosexuality.

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Day of Silence

In the United States, the Day of Silence is the GLSEN's annual day of action to spread awareness about the effects of the bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students.

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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic (República Dominicana) is a sovereign state located in the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region.

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Employer Identification Number

The Employer Identification Number (EIN), also known as the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or the Federal Tax Identification Number, is a unique nine-digit number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to business entities operating in the United States for the purposes of identification.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Ex-gay movement

The ex-gay movement consists of individuals and organizations that encourage people to refrain from entering or pursuing same-sex relationships, eliminate homosexual desires and to develop heterosexual desires, or to enter into a heterosexual relationship.

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Exodus Global Alliance

Exodus Global Alliance is a Christian organization that seeks to advocate "ex-gay" movements by promoting the idea that gay people can change their homosexuality, or in their own words, help bring "healing" and "freedom" to people "struggling with homosexual behaviour".

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Fair use

Fair use is a doctrine in the law of the United States that permits limited use of copyrighted material without having to first acquire permission from the copyright holder.

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Focus on the Family

Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF) is an American Christian conservative organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by psychologist James Dobson, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Gay Christian Network

The Gay Christian Network (GCN) is a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight ally organization and ecumenical Christian ministry founded in 2001 by Justin Lee and administered from Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States.

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Harvest House

Harvest House Publishers is a Christian publishing company founded in 1974 in Irvine, California, United States, and is now located in Eugene, Oregon.

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Homosexuality

Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post and sometimes abbreviated HuffPo) is a liberal American news and opinion website and blog that has both localized and international editions.

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Human Rights Campaign

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest LGBT civil rights advocacy group and political lobbying organization in the United States.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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IPhone

iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPhone line of products use Apple's iOS mobile operating system software.

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Joel 2:25 International

Joel 2:25 International is a non-profit ministry organization providing a network of support groups for individuals in the ex-gay movement.

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John Paulk

John Paulk (born April 13, 1963) is a gay former advocate and promoter of the ex-gay movement and conversion therapy and author.

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Journal of Psychology & Theology

The Journal of Psychology & Theology (JPT) is published by Biola University's Rosemead School of Psychology and has been operating continuously since 1973.

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Liberty Counsel

Liberty Counsel is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that promotes litigation related to evangelical Christian values.

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Lisa Ling

Lisa J. Ling (born August 30, 1973) is an American journalist, television presenter, and author.

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Love Won Out

Love Won Out, later known as True Story, was an ex-gay ministry launched by Focus on the Family in 1998.

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Margaret Carlson

Margaret Carlson is an American journalist and a columnist for Bloomberg News.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality

The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), also known as the NARTH Institute, is a US organization that promotes conversion therapy, a series of discredited, dangerous and unethical regimens that purport to change the sexual orientation of people with same-sex attraction.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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Oprah Winfrey Network

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is an American pay television channel owned by Harpo Studios and Discovery Inc. It debuted on January 1, 2011, in approximately 80 million homes, replacing the Discovery Health Channel (DHC).

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Orange County.

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Pornography

Pornography (often abbreviated porn) is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal.

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Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality

Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality (PATH) is a coalition of groups that work to help "people with unwanted same-sex attractions (SSA) realize their personal goals for change—whether by developing their innate heterosexual potential or by embracing a lifestyle as a single, non-sexually active man or woman."http://www.pathinfo.org/index.html The predominantly ex-gay member groups promote the "right to decide whether to seek counseling or therapy" and abstinence.

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Restoration Path

Restoration Path, known as Love In Action (LIA) until March 2012, is an ex-gay Christian ministry founded in 1973 by Frank Worthen, John Evans, and Kent Philpott.

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Restored Hope Network

Restored Hope Network is an ex-gay network of interdenominational Christian ministries and individuals.

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Schema (psychology)

In psychology and cognitive science, a schema (plural schemata or schemas) describes a pattern of thought or behavior that organizes categories of information and the relationships among them.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Sy Rogers

Sy Rogers is an American Christian pastor and formerly part of the ex-gay movement.

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Teodoro Maniaci

Teodoro Maniaci is an American cinematographer and documentary director, with dozens of motion pictures and television shows to his credit.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Register

The Register (nicknamed El Reg) is a British technology news and opinion website co-founded in 1994 by Mike Magee, John Lettice and Ross Alderson.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014

The Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014 (previously called the "Kill the Gays bill" in the western mainstream media due to death penalty clauses proposed in the original version) was passed by the Parliament of Uganda, on 20 December 2013 with life in prison substituted for the death penalty.

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Umbrella organization

An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially denominated Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela),Previously, the official name was Estado de Venezuela (1830–1856), República de Venezuela (1856–1864), Estados Unidos de Venezuela (1864–1953), and again República de Venezuela (1953–1999).

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Wayne Besen

Wayne Besen (born July 5, 1970) is an American gay rights advocate.

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Wheaton College (Illinois)

Wheaton College is a Christian, residential liberal arts college and graduate school in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb 25 miles (40 km) west of Chicago.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_International

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