Friday, September 22, 2006
The Unity Rally Website Gets It Wrong Again
On the front page of the Palm Springs Unity Rally website, this statement is made:
Stand with us against prejudice in our home. Love Won Out, a Focus on the Family-sponsored group, will hold a conference on Saturday, September 23, in Indian Wells to encourage parents of gay children, or those who believe their children might be gay, to send their children to “gay conversion therapy" camps and programs. This is the same group that published an article suggesting that slavery has been historically misunderstood and that it was actually a good thing... for the slaves!
Why is this so difficult? Focus on the Family did not publish the Schoenewolf article. NARTH did. FOTF does not endorse the Schoenewolf article.
If you are visiting my blog being linked from the Unity Rally site, please contact the organizers and ask them to correct this falsehood. I am.
UPDATE: No correction was made and the error remains. The folks at ExgayWatch noted the error as well.
Stand with us against prejudice in our home. Love Won Out, a Focus on the Family-sponsored group, will hold a conference on Saturday, September 23, in Indian Wells to encourage parents of gay children, or those who believe their children might be gay, to send their children to “gay conversion therapy" camps and programs. This is the same group that published an article suggesting that slavery has been historically misunderstood and that it was actually a good thing... for the slaves!
Why is this so difficult? Focus on the Family did not publish the Schoenewolf article. NARTH did. FOTF does not endorse the Schoenewolf article.
If you are visiting my blog being linked from the Unity Rally site, please contact the organizers and ask them to correct this falsehood. I am.
UPDATE: No correction was made and the error remains. The folks at ExgayWatch noted the error as well.
# posted by W. Throckmorton @ Friday, September 22, 2006 
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Thanks for pointing this out. I am going to contact the organizers. I was planning to attend the unity rally but I may stay home if attack politics is what it is about.
# posted by 
: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:12:00 PM
: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:12:00 PM
Also, Warren, so far FOTF has made no public comment (at least none that I am aware of) that they "Do not endorse the Schoenewolf article". Perhaps FOTF should issue a statement of some sort.
# posted by : Friday, September 22, 2006 1:49:00 PM
: Friday, September 22, 2006 1:49:00 PM
The Unity Rally people seem to have little actual factual knowledge about the ex-gay community and they don't seem to be particularly interested in finding anything out from those who do. Let's just say that their interest in the participation of those from exgaywatch has been less than enthusiastic.
Nonetheless, they are correct. Read it again. They say that the "Focus on the Family-sponsored group" published the article.
Since Joe Nicolosi is part of the group coming (the FOTF sponsored group) and since he's coming as a Narth speaker and for all practical purposes he's the guy who's responsible for what Narth publishes, then yes the "group" published the article.
I agree that it is confusing at best and perhaps deceptive (whether intentional or not). I wouldn't have used the wording they used but instead said "One of their main speakers will be a man whose group published...".
But from the perspective of residents of the Coachella Valley it is valid to say "these ex-gay visitors are on record justifying slavery".
So far, no one involved with the LWO meeting has in any way that I've heard of disavowed Shoenewolf's statements (unless either Dr. Throckmorton or Dr. Blakeslee are coming).
Nonetheless, they are correct. Read it again. They say that the "Focus on the Family-sponsored group" published the article.
Since Joe Nicolosi is part of the group coming (the FOTF sponsored group) and since he's coming as a Narth speaker and for all practical purposes he's the guy who's responsible for what Narth publishes, then yes the "group" published the article.
I agree that it is confusing at best and perhaps deceptive (whether intentional or not). I wouldn't have used the wording they used but instead said "One of their main speakers will be a man whose group published...".
But from the perspective of residents of the Coachella Valley it is valid to say "these ex-gay visitors are on record justifying slavery".
So far, no one involved with the LWO meeting has in any way that I've heard of disavowed Shoenewolf's statements (unless either Dr. Throckmorton or Dr. Blakeslee are coming).
No, I won't be there.
The Unity Rally folks still have the false statement up there. When you click the link now however, it takes you to a sign in page which is password protected.
The Unity Rally folks still have the false statement up there. When you click the link now however, it takes you to a sign in page which is password protected.
Not coming, wish I could...it would be really fun.
David Blakeslee
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# posted by : Saturday, September 23, 2006 1:00:00 AM
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