http://www.edibleapple.com/apple-removes-gay-cure-app-from-itunesApple’s policing of the iTunes App Store has drawn considerable amount of criticism ever since the store first launched back in July of 2008. At times Apple’s app rejections have been downright nonsensical (i.e when Tweetie was temporarily rejected due to an offensive trending topic on Twitter) while some of the apps that sneak their way into the app store are equally suspect on both moral and copyright grounds.
One of the more recent apps to bring Apple’s handling of its app store to the forefront was an app called "Gay Cure". The app was submitted by Orlando based Christian group called Exodus International, and as the name implies, the app was dedicated to "helping homosexual strugglers". Indeed, a quick perusal of Exodus International’s website shows an organization seemingly obsessed with "curing" homosexual behavior. Their "Exodus Students" section, for example, describes itself as "a community of people who are choosing to honor God with their sexuality…" (...)
Now comes word that Apple did, in fact, remove the app late on Tuesday evening. Searching for the app now yields zero search result and Exodus International President Alan Chambers tweeted the following on Tuesday night.
It’s official, the @ExodusInl App is no longer in the @AppStore. Incredibly disappointing. Watch out, it could happen to you. #freedom
(more at link)Their ominous warning of the impending Anti-Christian Black Helicopters makes it all the sweeter.