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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 04:16 PM
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The ultimate ex gays
Carl Walker, Eric Mohat, Jaheem Keene, and a host of others they are the ultimate ex gays. The only reason ex gay ministries have any popularity at all is that so many gays are made to feel like whale shit while they are growing up. Every name we are called, every beating we take, every humiliation we experience puts us one step closer to the ex gay ministries run by the like of McClurkin and Warren. Only by working us over and making us feel like sinners or worse can they make us desperate enough to be willing to go through the near torture that an ex gay ministry is.

I am sick of the likes of Carl, Eric, and Jaheem being sacrificed on the alter of saving the souls of gays. It is time to call things what they are. It isn't bullying, it is torture. It isn't saving our souls, it is breaking our spirits. It isn't an ex gay ministry, it is a reeducation camp. Reeducation camps only work when there is torture behind them. The line from Warren and McClurkin to the deaths of Carl, Eric, and Jaheem is short and straight. People who support the preachers helped kill those kids. Even if you don't think we gays deserve better, remember those kids weren't even gay.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 04:21 PM
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1. I largely agree with you
but yuor insinuation that people here thinkg gay people deserve this kind of treatment is off target.
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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 04:25 PM
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2. I certainly don't mean to insinuate that all people here think that
but some do. And of course some lurkers from other unnamed sites might too.
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 04:50 PM
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4. I would say that nearly every, if not all of those who would think that anyone deserved such
treatment were trolls.

I lost a friend in high school who couldn't handle the self-loathing imposed by by society.
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 04:46 PM
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3. One Perfect Lie.
One. One perfect lie.
Was it told too soon?
And one, one perfect life
Turned to stone.
Cold mercy.

I kneel down by your grave
I kneel down torn and guilty

Did I let you down,
Say goodbye too soon?
And did you understand
My mistake?
Forgive me.

I kneel down by your side
I kneel down scared and helpless

One perfect lie
Wrapped in kindness and tears
I wish I believed in your Heaven
One perfect life
Led by blind faith and trust
If God has a heart He will find you

I'm torn and guilty
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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 06:10 PM
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5. kick
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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 07:37 PM
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6. kick
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 09:20 PM
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7. Ted Haggard was on Oprah again yesterday
and once again, HE IS NOT GAY!!1!1 (or so he says :eyes: )
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dickthegrouch Donating Member (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-22-09 11:22 PM
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8. Romanovsky and Phillips song very a propos

http://romanovskyandphillips.com/politicallyrics.htm#hymn

I love almost all their songs. They have a somewhat timeless quality: as relevant now as they were in the 80's when written.

Another fine example I often use with depressed kids is
http://romanovskyandphillips.com/flauntitlyrics.htm#if

and the hilarious
http://romanovskyandphillips.com/flauntitlyrics.htm#homophobes

Love
Dick
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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-23-09 06:33 PM
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9. very lovely song
thanks for posting it
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ulysses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-23-09 07:30 PM
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10. damn. Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours
:thumbsup:
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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-23-09 08:58 PM
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11. thanks
I have thought of you a great deal. I hope your new job is going great. I have had a bit of a year myself lol.
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ulysses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-25-09 05:06 PM
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12. been a difficult year, but I'm still loving the new school.
All strength to you, my friend. :)
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